ID 1306582
Lot 139 | A FIRMAN OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR (R.1556-1605)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
MUGHAL INDIA, DATED THE BEGINNING OF RABI' I AH [9]67/MID-DECEMBER 1559 AD
Persian manuscript on paper, with 8ll. of black ta'liq, the emperor's name and titles at the top, dated along bottom edge, with rounded black seal impression, the reverse with various endorsement notes and seal impressions
22 ¾ x 11 3/8in. (57.8 x 28.8cm.)
Provenance
Presented by the Mughal Emperor Akbar I (1556-1605) to Mulla Hafiz and thence by descent
Literature
Mufti Rada Ansari, A very early Farman of Akbar, Centre of Advanced Study, Alighar Muslim University, 1970
| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
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| Auction house category: | Books and manuscripts |
| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
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| Auction house category: | Books and manuscripts |
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