Muhammad Ragıp Paşa's Political and Poetical Writings.

This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 6248
  • Dates of Creation
    • 18th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 4 texts 191 ff. Materials : Paper. Dimensions : 240 mm x 150 mm. Foliation : European, 191 ff. Ruling : Gold leaf ruled text boxes, 183 mm x 80 mm. Script : Nastaliq. Ink : Black ink with red catchwords, gold leaf, unvan on f. 1v contains red, yellow, green, blue, pink and purple inks as well as gold leaf. Binding : British Museum binding.

Scope and Content

The manuscript consists of three texts:. 1 (1v-77v): Taḥḳīḳ ve tevfīḳ. An account of the negotiations in 1149/1736 between the Porte and Nādir Şāh. By Meḥemmed Rāġib Paşa (d. 1176/1762-3). 2 (80v-154r) Telhısat. Letters and official reports, largely connected with the peace of Belgrade (1739). 3 (155v-162v) Poems, mainly kasides and poems dealing with historical events and chronograms, beginning with a Ramazaniye in honour of Ahmet Paşa, Vali of Baghdad. 4 (155v-191v): [Dīvān-ı Rāġib]. Selected ġazels and longer poems. The manuscript contains four unvans on 1v, 80v, 155v, 164v.

Access Information

Not Public Record(s)

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from E. Hindamian on 5 October 1901.

Related Material

For more poetry by Mehmet Ragıp Paşa see Or 7182, Or 7198 text 1, Or 8008, Or 9472, Or 10952, Or 12185, and Or 14242.