PM Modi gifts Mongolian president 13th century manuscript on Mongol history
Ulan Bator, May 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday presented Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj with a specially commissioned reproduction of a rare 13th century manuscript on the history of Mongols from the Rampur Raza Library in Rampur.
The manuscript has over 80 fine miniature illustrations. [Modi discovers 'special connection' with Mongolian Parliament]
Called Jamiut Tawarikh, this work was one of the grandest projects undertaken by Ilkhanate king Ghazan Khan (1295-1304) and was done by the king's wazir Rasheeduddin Fazlullah Hamedani.
Here
are
pictures
of
the
gift,
presented
by
PM
@narendramodi
to
President
@elbegdorj.
http://t.co/JPwKTaGA1S
pic.twitter.com/OI6DiXGfnP
—
PMO
India
(@PMOIndia)
May
17,
2015
The
manuscript
has
over
80
fine
miniature
illustrations.
It
is
a
part
of
Volume
1
of
the
work
and
no
other
copy
of
it
is
known
to
exist.
—
PMO
India
(@PMOIndia)
May
17,
2015
The
king’s
wazir
Rasheeduddin
Fazlullah
Hamedani
wrote
it
in
Persian
and
chronicled
the
history
up
to
the
reign
of
Oljeitju
(1304-1316).
—
PMO
India
(@PMOIndia)
May
17,
2015
Called
Jamiut
Tawarikh,
this
work
was
one
of
the
grandest
projects
undertaken
by
the
Ilkhanate
king
Ghazan
Khan.
—
PMO
India
(@PMOIndia)
May
17,
2015
President
@elbegdorj
and
I
say
hello!
pic.twitter.com/pOLjONQRIB
—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
May
17,
2015
He wrote it in Persian and chronicled the history up to the reign of Oljeitju (1304-1316), according to an official statement.
The breadth of coverage of the work often caused it to be dubbed as the first world history.
The manuscript is a part of Volume 1 of the work and no other copy of it is known to exist.