IO Islamic 4240 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Fath Ali Shah's instructions regarding Gore Ouseley's accommodation
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Large letter or manshūr with the seal of Fatḥ ʿAlī Shāh (dated 1217/1802) and invocation, describes in detail arrangements for the accommodation of Gore Ouseley, the English ambassador, and his entourage within a suburb of Tehran, Muḥallah Bāzār
Dated: Jum. I 1227/May-June 1812
Squat and malformed shikastah āmīz; black ṭughrā style invocation and shikastah āmīz invocation at top
Cropped, stained, old fold lines and creases
IOL stamp: 1 May 1919
Watermark: 1) Cyrillic inscription; 2) bear with axe in crowned roundel separately dated 1811; 3) single numeral 4
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