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Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Legal persian letter by Muhammad 'Ali Khan, 'the Nabob of Arcot', ruler of the Carnatic

Author: Muhammad 'Ali Khan, 'the Nabob of Arcot', ruler of the Carnatic

Letter in Persian, shikastah, with authority of Moghul Emperor Shah 'Alam II (1759-1806) from Muhammad 'Ali Khan, 'the Nabob of Arcot', ruler of the Carnatic (AH1162/AD1749-AH1210/AD1795)], referring to Qutb ad-Daulah Bahadur, dated AH1178/AD1764. Large seal impression carries name of emperor and nabob. There are also about thirty lines of a south Indian script. [Possibly connected with Sir J. Murray MacGregor]. This letter refers to an amount gold that they will receive by renting a land for three years. The amount of the gold that they will receive is based on the currency value at Bazar karafieh.

Incipit: (basmalla) مه آنکه در مورد احوال شماها

Explicit: قلم شد

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 1ff.

Dimensions (leaf): 13

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Hand(s)

shikastah

Additions:

marginalia Marginal notes in
orthography
paper

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History

Origin: 1764 A.D

Record Sources

Record based on Handlist held in University of St Andrews Library, Special Collections, with additional enhancements by the Fihrist team

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