[Vakayı'-i Sultani] - [وقايع سلطانى]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12981
  • Dates of Creation
    • Early 19th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 101 ff Material : Paper. Foliation : European, 101 ff. Dimensions : 298 mm x 190 mm. Script : Nestalik.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a history of the reign of Mustafa III (1171-87 AH/1757-74 CE) by the Kahvecibaşı Mustafa Nakşi. There are biographical notes on the author in Tarih-i Vasıf and on the end papers of this manuscript. The last folio of the text is missing. This manuscript was likely copied in the early 19th century CE.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from J. Thornton and Son Ltd., Oxford, in December 1965.

Related Material

For more information on the author, see Ahmet Vasıf Efendi, Mehasinü'l-asar ve hakayıku'l-ahbar (İstanbul: Darü't-tıbaat ül-amire, 1218 [1804]), Vol. I, p. 263.