M.S. Commissariat
Khan Bahadur Manekshah Sorabshah Commissariat (Māṇekaśāha Sorabaśāha Kōmisariyeta) (11 January 1881 - 25 May 1972) was a historian of Sultanate, Mughal, and Maratha Gujarat. Commissariat was born in a Parsi family and was educated at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. In 1903 he acquired a B.A. from the University of Bombay, and in 1905 he acquired an M.A. from the same institution. Soon afterwards, he was appointed as Professor of History and Economics at Gujarat College, where he also served as principal for a short time. After retiring in 1935, he moved to Bombay with his brother Jehangir.[1]
Notable works
- Mandelslo's travels in western India (A.D. 1638-9). London: Oxford University Press. 1931. Search this book on
- Studies in the history of Gujarat: the Thakkar Vassonji Madhavji lectures of the University of Bombay for the year 1930-31. Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co. 1935. Search this book on
- A History of Gujarat including a survey of its chief architectural monuments and inscriptions. I, from A.D. 1297-8 to A.D. 1573. Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co. 1938. Search this book on
- "Imperial Mughal Farmans in Gujarat: Being Farmans Mainly Issued in Favour of Shantidas Jawahari of Ahmadabad by the Mughal Emperors". Journal of the University of Bombay. 9 (1). 1940.
- A History of Gujarat including a survey of its chief architectural monuments and inscriptions. II, the Mughal Period: From 1573 to 1758. Bombay: Orient Longmans. 1957. Search this book on
- A History of Gujarat including a survey of its chief architectural monuments and inscriptions. III, the Maratha period, 1758 A.D. to 1818 A.D. Ahmedabad: Gujarat Vidya Sabha. 1980. Search this book on
References
- ↑ Parīkha, Rāmeśakānta Go. (2008). "કોમિસરિયેત એમ. એસ.". In Thakar, Dhirubhai. Gujarati Vishwakosh (ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ) (in ગુજરાતી). 15. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishvkosh trust.
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