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IO Islamic 4227

Record Id:
032-004341906
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-004341906
MDARK:
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Format:
TEI
Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 4227
Title:
Persian letter addressed to Jacob Bosanquet
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
4 ff.
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Persian
Scripts:
Arabic
Latin
Start Date:
1811
End Date:
1811
Date Range:
1811-1811
Calendar:
Hijri-qamari
Era:
CE
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India Office Library

IO Islamic 4227

Persian letter addressed to Jacob Bosanquet

Contents

1 copy of Murāsilah

Large letter or murāsilah lacking any seal, header, or invocation addressed to Jacob Bosanquet, noting the departure of Sir Harford Jones, Baronet (Sar Harfurd Juns Bārūnat ṣāḥib Bahādur)

Dated Rabīʿ II 1226 (corrected from 1228)/April-May 1811

Cropped and mounted

IOL stamp: 23 Nov 1926

English translations (IO Islamic 4228 & IO Islamic 4228B) refer to the letter ending with a seal that is not present, indicating the letter has been cropped and is not in its original condition

Seal of ʿAbbās Mīrzā on reverse: durrī dar pāy-i khusraw, ʿAbbās

Language(s): Persian & English
Title: Murāsilah
Title: مراسله

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support: Paper backing
Extent: 4 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 584 × 392 mm.
Dimensions (written):

Hand(s)

History

Origin: 1811-04-1811-05 Rabīʿ II 1226 (April - May 1811) AH ; Iran & India

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