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IO Islamic 4238

Record Id:
032-004341918
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-004341918
MDARK:
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Format:
TEI
Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 4238
Title:
Fath Ali Shah's letter addressed to Gore Ouseley
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 ff.
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Persian
Scripts:
Arabic
Latin
Start Date:
1812
End Date:
1812
Date Range:
1812-1812
Calendar:
Hijri-qamari
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Fatḥ ʻAlī Shāh, Shah of Iran,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/51026511
Jones, Harford, Baronet, 1764-1847,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/000000008365013X,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/24503113
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India Office Library

IO Islamic 4238

Fath Ali Shah's letter addressed to Gore Ouseley

Contents

Large letter or manshūr with the seal of Fatḥ ʿAlī Shāh (dated 1217/1802) and invocation, mentioning the receipt of petitions from Gore Ouseley as ambassador and the military campaign in Baghdad (muhim-i Baghdād). Additionally mentions Muḥammad ʿAlī Mīrzā's appointment to the province of Khūzistān and Luristān and dealings with ʿAbd Allāh Pāshā regarding ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Pāshā and tensions in border regions

Dated: Shaʿbān 1227/August-September 1812

Rough shikastah āmīz; gold ṭughrā style invocation and shikastah āmīz invocation at top

Irregularly cropped, stained, old fold lines and creases

IOL stamp: 1 May 1919

Inscribed on reverse with signatures and seals: Muḥammad Ḥusayn; Muḥammad ALY (?) 1222; Muḥammad Shafīʿ 1218; Muḥammad Kāẓim

Watermark: 1) Cyrillic inscription; 2) profile figure holding lance with rampant quadruped with scimitar in fenced encloser

Language(s): Persian & English & Russian

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Extent: 1 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 410 × 335 mm.
Dimensions (written):

Hand(s)

History

Origin: 1812-08-1812-09 Shaʿbān 1227 (August - September 1812) AH ; Iran & India

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