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Or 8071
- Record Id:
- 032-003845329
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003845329
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100120500537.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 8071
- Title:
- [Official documentation of the Defterdar of Basrah]
- Scope & Content:
-
This volume contains copies of official decrees and correspondence from the Defterdar of Basrah between 1135 AH (1172-73 CE) and 1161 AH (1748 CE). The petitions and letters deal with such matters as the regulation of the daily pay of artillerymen, exemptions from taxes, and the affairs of French and British merchants. There are two documents (ff 10v and 11r) about Captain French, dated 1141 AH (1728-29 CE) and 1143 AH (1730-31 CE) respectively.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003845329", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 8071: [Official documentation of the Defterdar of Basrah]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003845329
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003845329
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- Codex, 35 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Scripts:
- Arabic (nastaliq Variant)
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Foliation : European, 35 ff
Dimensions : The letters measure 420 mm x 170 mm each and are mounted on guards in a volume 430 mm x 220 mm
Script : Nestalik with a few letters in Divani
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Basra, Al Basrah, Al Başrah, Iraq, Asia, Middle East
Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe