Author: Muhammad Karim [1780-18??] [Soroash-Omari, Habeen Khan; editor] [Surush `Umari, Fazil Habib Khan]
Title: Sawanihat-e-mumtaz
Description: [Madras], [Govt. Oriental Manuscripts], 1961. orig. boards. (16),321 pp,, 24x15cm, Some pinholing. Spine edges frayed. Flyleaves discolored.. Rubbed. Cover wormed. Spine heavily rubbed. Fair condition. ¶ Series: Madras Government Oriental Manuscripts Series; No. 177.Consists of a 16-page English introduction + 321 pp entirely in Persian. Carnatic history ["..the historical importance of Sawanihat-i-Mumtaz lies in the fact that it contains a descriptive account of a turbulent period in the history of South India when the most important controversial personages in the Walajahi family ruled over the Carnatic..the book gives a detailed history of the reign of Ghulam Husain 'Umdat-al' Umara Bahaddur Nawwab Walajah, who ruled over the Carnatic from the beginning of Rabi'-alawwal AH 1210 - AD 1795..1801.." -preface]. Full title reads: "Savanihat-i mumtaz: mushtamil bar vaqa'i`-i zandgani-i navab-i `uhdat al-umara'-i ... /talif-i Muhammad Karim Khayr al-Din Hasan Sahib al-Dawlah Jaladat-i Jang ; bi-tah´sih va tartib va tawzih-i Mawlvi Fazil Habib Khan Surush `Umari".

Keywords: Persian Literature, India, Princely States, Carnatic, Political History, Politics, Walajahi Walajah, Language, South Asia