Fawaid-i-Qutb Shahi

A collection of elegant prose and poetry compiled for Abdullah Quli Tulb Shah, who ruled Golconda 1626-1672 CE. The text was authored by Mohammad Shahir Sadar-al Din. The manuscript is written in the beautiful Nastaliq characters, and the margins are decorated with a scrolling floral pattern inhabited by birds.

Kind

artefact

Date

1630 CE