Publication Date
1911 VS
Subject
Ethics
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
65
Physical Dimensions
65 folios, 2 flyleaves (ff. i + 65 + i). Leaf height: 242 mm, width: 145 mm. Written height: 167 mm, width: 81 mm.
Library
The University of Manchester Library
Library Asset ID
uom:library:digitalcollections:persian:MS-PERSIAN-00674, https://www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/view/MS-PERSIAN-00674/1, https://image.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/iiif/MS-PERSIAN-00674-001-00001.jp2/full/,200/0/default.jpg, Persian MS 674
Record ID
alma992989086397701631
Library Location
Available Online
Date
1911 VS
Notes
This Persian work on ethics entitled Guldastah-'i Akhlāq (Bouquets of Ethics), appears to be the sole surviving copy by Hindu author and statesman Kirpa Rām (1832-1876) (also known as Kripa Rām). The author delineates the various chapters and parts as 'bouquets' and 'branches' in keeping with his other known works, and concludes the work with a panegyric poem. A son of the governor of Kashmir, in 1856 at the age of 24, Mahārajah Ranbir Singh (b. 1830, r. 1856–1885), the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, appointed him to be his personal secretary, then later Prime Minister in 1862, and ultimately succeeded his father as Governor of Kashmir in 1865. The date of completion in 1854, would be early in his career, and may not only be written by the author himself, but also possibly presented by him to prior owner Colonel George William Hamilton, or even composed on his behalf.
Veri kaynağı
Manchester Digital Collections
Parçası
Manchester Digital Collections - Persian Manuscripts
