Durj-i durar va ganj-i guhar : tārīkh-i ḥabīb al-siyar. - Khvānd Mīr, Ghiyās̲ al-Dīn ibn Humām al-Dīn, approximately 1475-1535? (1626)
Volume 1 of a general history extending to 1524; this volume covers pre-Islamic prophets and sages, pre-Islamic kings of Persia and Arabia, Muḥammad, and the first four Caliphs.
fol. 1b-139a: [Juzʼ 1] -- fol. 139b-219b: [Juzʼ 2] -- fol. 220b-363a: [Juzʼ 3] -- fol. 363b-437b: [Juzʼ 4].
Ms. codex.
Title from fol. 1b.
Physical description: 18 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid European paper. Text framed in blue and gold. Rubrication and catchwords. Fol. 1-3, 220 are replacements. Extensive water damage, some smudging, and numerous paper repairs, resulting in occasional loss of text.
Origin: Juzʼ 1, 6 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1035 H [29 August 1626] (fol. 139a). Juzʼ 4, 2 [?] Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1046 H [27 April 1637] (fol. 437b--colophon partially covered by paper repair).
Storey, C. A. Persian literature
Persian.
Keywords: Islamic Empire -- History -- Early works to 1800.; Iran -- History -- Early works to 1800.; Manuscripts, Persian -- New Jersey -- Princeton; Manuscripts, Persian -- 17th century