Delhi in Transition, 1821 and Beyond Hardback
$39.00
Author: | Mirza Sangin Beg |
ISBN 13: | 9780199477739 |
Binding: | Hardbound |
Language: | English |
Year: | 2017 |
Subject: | History/Medieval Period |
About the Book
Delhi in Transition is the first comprehensive English translation of Sangin Beg's Sair-ul Manazil, which was originally published in Persian. It is the only translation to compare the four known versions of Sair-ul Manazil, including the original manuscript located in Berlin, which is being consulted for the first time. Shama Mitra Chenoy's exhaustive introduction and extensive notes, along with the use of varied styles in the book to indicate the multiple sources of the text, contextualize Beg