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Mughal manuscripts and editions
Start in Lahore, then trace illustrated manuscripts and historical translations of two imperial memoirs through particular collection records.
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Your reading goal
Separate an original narrative, a later illustrated copy, an English edition and a translator’s working manuscript.
- 01Places · 2 min read
Lahore: a city read through its streets
Lahore’s history is visible in royal monuments, domestic streets and the work of conservation. Begin with the Walled City, while keeping this historic urban core distinct from the larger modern metropolis.
- 02Collections · 3 min read
Baburnama and Punjab: manuscripts, images and translations
Find a particular Baburnama witness, distinguish its language and date, and trace the Lahore connection of one illustrated folio.
- 03Collections · 3 min read
Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri and Punjab: a guide to editions and evidence
Locate the Rogers–Beveridge translation, read its editorial warnings and distinguish the printed memoir from a translator’s manuscript.
A question to carry with you
Choose one claim from your reading. Identify its source and locator. What does that source directly establish, and what would need a second source?