A bard. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Written at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District, eighty-five miles north-west of Delhi for Colonel James Skinner. 1825. Dom, the Hindu counterpart of the Muslim mirasi, a genealogist and chronicler who sings at important occasions. A painting from a manuscript of Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of the origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Image taken from Tashrih al-aqvam. Originally published/produced in India, 1825. . Source: Add. 27255, f.144v. La

A bard. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Written at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District, eighty-five miles north-west of Delhi for Colonel James Skinner. 1825. Dom, the Hindu counterpart of the Muslim mirasi, a genealogist and chronicler who sings at important occasions. A painting from a manuscript of Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of the origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India.  Image taken from Tashrih al-aqvam.  Originally published/produced in India, 1825. . Source: Add. 27255, f.144v. La Stock Photo
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A bard. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Written at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District, eighty-five miles north-west of Delhi for Colonel James Skinner. 1825. Dom, the Hindu counterpart of the Muslim mirasi, a genealogist and chronicler who sings at important occasions. A painting from a manuscript of Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of the origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Image taken from Tashrih al-aqvam. Originally published/produced in India, 1825. . Source: Add. 27255, f.144v. Language: Persian.