Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 HME-HME/3-HME/3/7
Title
Account of Castes of Zamindars in Benares
Date(s)
- [1825] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
One handmade booklet
Context area
Name of creator
(1808-1853)
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Handwritten account in Persian of the castes of Zamindars in the Pargana (administrative unit) of Nirun, Varanasi (Benares) District, followed by an account of the caste of Gautam, Raja of Benares. Booklet consisting of five loose pages. Simon Digby… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- Persian