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Date(s)
- 1840 - 1858 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 bound volume Handwritten
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Biographical history
Molvi Noor Ahmed Chishti was born in 10th June 1823 at Lahore and died in 11th August, 1867 at the age of 44. He taught Urdu, Persian and Arabic, including to Lord Lawrence and Charles Aitcheson. Tehkikat e Chishti and Yadgar e Chishti were written by… read more
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert Eyles Egerton served as a British administrator in India after being educated at Exeter College, Oxford, and Haileybury. He began his career in India in 1849. During the Indian Mutiny of 1857 he served as Deputy Commissioner at Lahore. In 1869, he… read more
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Archival history
The manuscript was given by its author, Noor Ahmad Chishti, to Robert Eyles Egerton. Its further custodial history is unknown.
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The source of acquisition is unknown.
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Scope and content
A handwritten manuscript of Yādgār-i Cishtī by Noor Ahmad Chishti with an English colophon which states: 'Yādgār-i Chishti by Nur Ahmad Chishti Lahori. Autograph presented by the author in 1858 to Robert Eyles Egerton, then Deputy Commissioner of… read more
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Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
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Language of material
- Urdu
- English
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Archivist's note
The volume was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.