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Or 16213
- Record Id:
- 032-004065939
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004065939
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100139490398.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16213
- Title:
- Firman issued by Sultan Mahmud I regarding religious institutions and endowments in Damascus
- Scope & Content:
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This text is a firman issued in the name of Sultan Mahmud I (reigned 1143-68 AH/1730-54 CE). The document concerns the vakıf of Küçük Ahmed Paşa (died 1046 AH/1636 CE) located in the Umayyad Mosque, the vakıf of former Grand Vizier Sinan Paşa (probably Koca Sinan Paşa, died 1004 AH/1596 CE) in the city, and the remuneration of teachers at a medrese in the city’s Salihiye neighbourhood. Both Küçük Ahmed and Koca Sinan served as governors of Damascus.
The text is surmounted by the tuğra of Sultan Mahmud, surrounded by gold ornament with highlights in red. The firman was produced in Istanbul, and is dated Rebiyülevvel 1150 AH/July 1737 CE.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004065939", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 16213: Firman issued by Sultan Mahmud I regarding religious institutions and endowments in Damascus" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004065939
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004065939
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- One folio
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1737
- End Date:
- 1737
- Date Range:
- 1150
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- AH
- Place of Origin:
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Cream-coloured paper
Foliation: European, 1 f
Dimensions: 595 x 400 mm
Pricking and Ruling: 10 lines; Some staining and creasing
Script: Divani Rika
Binding: Framed in a card mount
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Damascus, Syria
Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe - Related Material:
-
For more examples of Ottoman Firmans, see Or 11688, Or 17003, and Add Ch 76661.
On Ahmed Paşa, see Abdülkadir Özcan, ‘Ahmed Paşa, Küçük,’ TDVİA (islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/ahmed-pasa-kucuk) and on Koca Sinan see Mehmet Ipşirli, ‘Koca Sinan Paşa,’ TDVİA (islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/koca-sinan-pasa).
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Add Ch 76661
Or 11688
Or 17003