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Memoirs of the Emperor Jahangueir - Written by Himself (Paperback)
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Memoirs of the Emperor Jahangueir - Written by Himself (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
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The manuscript source for this translation of the memoirs of the
Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569 1627) is the spurious Tarikh-i-Salim
Shahi, produced around three years after its subject's death.
Serving the East India Company from 1781 as a soldier and,
following injury, as a translator, agent and
judge-advocate-general, David Price (1762 1835) studied Persian and
collected many manuscripts. After leaving India in 1805, he devoted
his time to scholarship as a member of the Royal Asiatic Society
and the Oriental Translation Fund, which awarded him its gold medal
in 1830. In this work, first published in 1829, Price notes
throughout where the source is illegible, problematic or
incongruous. The translation is carefully made and provides an
account of the reign and character of Jahangir which corresponds in
places to the authentic memoirs, although containing several
factual inaccuracies. Despite this, it remains a colourful
reflection of Mughal historiography.
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