'The world-revealing cup, i.e. Cup of Jamshid') was the first known Urdu-language newspaper.
[1] It was established in March 1822 in Kolkatta by Harihar Datta.
From its eighth issue, it began to be published in Persian as well, and eventually became an exclusively Persian-language newspaper.
During its lifetime, the newspaper received support from the British colonial government.
[2] Famed poet Ghalib criticized the newspaper in a letter to a friend, accusing it to often be inaccurate and unreliable.