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IO Islamic 4676A

Record Id:
032-004342081
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-004342081
MDARK:
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Format:
TEI
Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 4676A
Title:
Farmān
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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032-004342081
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 ff
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Persian
Scripts:
Arabic
Start Date:
1803
End Date:
1803
Date Range:
1803
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Gerard, John, Col.
Shāh ʻĀlam, Emperor of Hindustan, 1728-1806,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000082588629,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/70169499
Subjects:
Diplomatics, Persian
Mogul Empire Politics and government
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India Office Library

IO Islamic 4676A

Farmān

Contents

1 copy of Farmān of Shāh ʻĀlam II by Shāh ʻĀlam, Emperor of Hindustan, 1728-1806

Author: Shāh ʻĀlam, Emperor of Hindustan, 1728-1806 Shāh ʻĀlam II شاه عالم، شهنشاۀ هندوستان
Title: Farmān of Shāh ʻĀlam II

A decree granting titles on Col. John Gerard, Bengal Army 1783-1808

Contains tughra of Shāh ʻĀlam II

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 4.
For a more detailed description see Shakeb 1982 , no 13.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Extent: 1 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 61 × 110 cm.
Seal(s):

Seal of Shāh ʻĀlam II

History

Origin: 2 Jum. II 1218 AH

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on U. Sims-Williams: Handlist of Islamic manuscripts acquired by the India Office Library 1938-85. London, 1986; M.Z.A Shakeb: A descriptive catalogue of miscellaneous Persian Mughal documents from Akbar to Bahadur Shah II. London, 1982

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