Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1840 - 1858 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 bound volume Handwritten
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
The manuscript was given by its author, Noor Ahmad Chishti, to Robert Eyles Egerton. Its further custodial history is unknown.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
The source of acquisition is unknown.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
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
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
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
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
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Taal van het materiaal
- Urdu
- Engels
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Noor Ahmad Chisti 1823-1867 (Onderwerp)
- Egerton Sir Robert Eyles, 1827-1912 Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab (Onderwerp)
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
The volume was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.