Example of material to be digitised
Aims and objectives
A collection of charters issued by the Mughal emperors to the medieval complex of Kamal al-Din Chishti in Dhar are preserved by the custodians who have been in charge of the shrine for nearly seven centuries. The documents record endowments for the support of offices and institutions connected to the shrine. Ten carry seals of Mughal emperors: Aurangzeb dated 1665, 1696, 1701, 1703 and 1704; Bahadur Shah dated 1708; Farrukhsiyar dated 1717; Muhammad Shah dated 1722 and 1724; Shah Alam II dated 1760. The documents given valuable information about charitable services, officials and local topography.
Outcomes
The records copied by this project have been catalogued as:
- EAP1416/1 मौलाना कमालुद्दीन चिश्ती दरगाह (धार, मध्यप्रदेश) के ख़ादिम निज़ामुद्दीन चिश्ती के यहां संग्रहित दस्तावेज़. (1695-1956)
- EAP1416/2 क़ाज़ी ख़ानदान (धार, मध्यप्रदेश) के यहां संग्रहित दस्तावेज़, जो 16वीं शताब्दी से पीड़ी-दर-पीड़ी शहर के न्यायाधीश रहे हैं. (1615-1755)
- EAP1416/3 दरगाह उर्स कमेटी (धार, मध्यप्रदेश) के यहां मुख़्तार अहमद ख़ान द्वारा संग्रहित दस्तावेज़ (1661-1899)
