IO Islamic 4238 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Fath Ali Shah's letter addressed to Gore Ouseley
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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
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