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Or 13151
- Record Id:
- 032-003475183
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003475183
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100096881161.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100176887287.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13151
- Title:
- [Bilingual Turki-Chinese Laissez-Passer]
- Scope & Content:
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A laissez-passer granted to a Turkic man employed by Otani, a Japanese official undertaking a visit to Urumqi, possibly for an archaeological expedition. The Turkic man is named as Muhammad Ali Akhund, son of Ghiyas al-Din. The document asks that he be granted leave to travel to Urumqi with Otani, and then return to Kashgar.
The bifolio is stamped on its right-hand side with a large blue standard form, as well as a red seal of an official in seal script Chinese. The blue stamp is supplemented by one in black ink that is partially faded. The Chinese text is written in five lines enclosed within the blue stamp and supplemented by a signature (?) in red ink.
The Turkic text, a translation (?) of the Chinese, is written on the left of the bifolio, outside the blue stamp, in a court style of handwriting.
The laissez-passer is dated 光緒二十九年 (Guangxu 29) (1903 CE) according to the Chinese regnal system, a date repeated in the Turkic translation.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003475183", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 13151: [Bilingual Turki-Chinese Laissez-Passer]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003475183
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003475183
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 1 f
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100176887287.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Chagatai
Chinese - Scripts:
- Arabic
Chinese - Start Date:
- 1903
- End Date:
- 1903
- Date Range:
- 1903
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Chinese paper
Dimensions : 443 mm x 370 mm
Foliation : Unfoliated, 1 f
Ruling : No text boxes; blue form stamp of 265 mm x 297 mm; text area 365 mm x 230 mm
Script : Chinese, Court-style Turkic hand from Western China
Ink : Text in black ink, with large signature in red ink; form in blue ink, with a seal in red ink
Binding : British Museum binding
- Source of Acquisition:
- Acquired by the British Museum on 16 May 1905.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)