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Persian Ramayana Manuscript at Raza Library in Rampur in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh

The 300-old Persian manuscript of Ramayan at Raza Library in Rampur in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh was written by famous scholar Sumair Chand in Persian in 1715 AD during the reign of Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar. The Ramayan was written in gold and precious stones were used in illustration. Times of India reports  The Persian Ramayan starts with the Arabic Islamic verse 'Bismilla-e-rehman-e-rahim' (In the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful), like other Islamic religious books, including the holy Quran. In the 19th century, during the period of Nawab Yusuf Ali Khan of Rampur state, this 300-year-old Ramyan was brought to the Raza Library.  Professor, SM Azizuddin Husain, director of the library, told TOI: "During the revolt of 1857 against the British, the English Army captured and ransacked Delhi and Lucknow libraries and looted the precious manuscripts. Rampur nawabs were great patrons of valuable manuscripts and they had purchased these ma