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The Raza Library, located in the city of Rampur, India, is known as the "Taj Mahal of Books." Founded in the 18th century, this treasury of books houses thousands of valuable manuscripts in various languages.
Among them is the manuscript of the work "Matla' as-Sa'da'in." This manuscript, numbered "2024," relates to the history of Amir Timur and his descendants and was written by Kamoliddin Abdurrazzaq ibn Jalaluddin Ishaq Samarkandi. The full title of the book is "Matla' as-Sa'da'in wa Majma' al-Bahrayn," which translates as "The Rising of Two Fortunate Planets and the Conjunction of Two Seas."
The book consists of two volumes. The first volume covers history from Timur's ascension to the throne until the end of his reign, detailing his activities in various regions. The second volume includes the history of Timur's descendants from the year 807 AH (1470 CE), the time of Sultan Shahrukh's reign, to the year 875 AH (1470 CE), the time of Sultan Hasan Mirza.
The manuscript of "Matla' as-Sa'da'in," kept in the collection of the Raza Library, was copied by Qasim Ali Turbati in the year 1009 AH (1600-1601 CE) with the date indicated.
You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "Literary legacy of Uzbekistan in the Collection of the Rampur raza Library" (volume XXXIII) in the series "Cultural legacy of Uzbekistan in the Collections of the World".
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