IO Islamic 4245 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Fath Ali Shah's letter to Gore Ouseley on import of weapons
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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, noting the submission of his petition and the need for another treaty; also mentions the appointment of the courtier, Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān, travel companion of Ouseley, to the task of receiving the armoury or qūr'khānah, gunnery or tūp'khānah, and magazine or bārūṭ'khānah, etc., an honour previously denied; expects Ouseley to conduct himself with utmost diligence with frequent petitions as reports
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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