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Bibliothèque virtuelle du colonel Jean-Baptiste Gentil

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Author : Gentil, Jean-Baptiste (le colonel) [author]
Title : History of coins minted in Hindustan, taken from many historians of the country, done at Faizabad in 1773, by Mr. Gentil, “Chevalier de l’ordre Royal et militaire de St. Louis” resident of France, in the court of the nawab of Awadh.

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Bibliothèque nationale de France - Richelieu Bibliothèque virtuelle du colonel Jean-Baptiste Gentil

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  • Manuscript

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Bibliothèque nationale de France - Richelieu (Paris, FRANCE)

Language :

French

Material Lang 1 :

English

Material Lang 2 :

French

Date :

  • 1773

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This manuscript contains 243 representations of Indian coins in diverse shapes and sizes with inscriptions in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian. This manuscript is decorated with miniature paintings of 90 kings who are responsible for their minting from times immemorial until 1773 of the Christian era. On page 111 of this manuscript we find historical notes on the Mughal Emperors and on the family of Gentil, going upto 1806. On one page we find coins bearing zodiac signs. The previous page bears explanations about them. These coins must have been minted during Akbar’s reign as tells the inscription of his name on that page “Akbar, hegira 1078, reign 4”. On page 122 we find the following inscription: “The colonel Gentil married Miss Velho at Faizabad in 1774; she was the great grand niece of Juliana and she died a few months after here arrival in France in 1778. Mrs Velho, her mother died at Versailles in 1806. There exists only one son from this alliance.”

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  • Awadh (Lucknow) [other]
  • Hindoustan [other] (Hindoustan])

Subject :

  • 737 - numismatics and sigillography
  • 740 - drawing and decorative art
  • 954 - history of India, South Asia after 647 AD
  • Dewey700 The arts

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08/03/2009 09:29:44

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Bibliothèque nationale de France - Richelieu

collection : Collections du département des manuscrits (Division occidentale) -... (Ref : BNMssOc)

file : History of coins minted in Hindustan, taken from many historians of the country, done at Faizabad in 1773, by Mr. Gentil, “Chevalier de l’ordre Royal et militaire de St. Louis” resident of France, in the court of the nawab of Awadh. (Ref : Francais 25287)

item : Nizami historien, auteur du Tawarik Nizami (Ref : Francais 25287 (p.11)) (1 documents), Gentil, Jean-Baptiste (le colonel) / Nizami, 1773

item : Aligohor : Shah Alem II (Ref : Francais 25287 (p.111)) (1 documents), Gentil, Jean-Baptiste (le colonel) / Shah Alem II, 1773

item : Sikh, Guru Gobind Singh et Jessa Singh Kalal (Ref : Francais 25287 (p.112)) (1 documents), Guru Gobind Singh ji (1675 - 1708) 10, 1773

item : Sultana Razia (Ref : Francais 25287 (p.43)) (1 documents), Gentil, Jean-Baptiste (le colonel) / Sultana Razia, 1773

item : Monnoies aux signes du zodiaque (Ref : Francais 25287(p.89-93)) (5 documents), Gentil, Jean-Baptiste (le colonel), 1773




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