IO Islamic 4244 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Fath Ali Shah's letter to Gore Ouseley inquiring into the cessation of petitions
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1 copy of Farmān
Edict or farmān with the seal of Fatḥ ʿAlī Shāh (dated 1217/1802) and invocation, addressesed to Gore Ouseley, the English ambassador, commenting on the disruption in receipt of petitions following his departure from a royal audience; Mīrzā Bābā dispatched to make inquiries at Tabriz and to expell Ādam to Tiflīs (Tbilisi)
Dated: Rajab 1228/July 1813
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
Seal impression on the reverse: Muḥammad Shafīʿ 1218
Watermark: Cyrillic inscription without visible date
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