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This firman is the letters patent (berat) appointing Abdi Pasha as commander of the new Imperial Army of Iraq and the Hijaz with the rank of vizier.
OTTOMAN TURKEY, REIGN OF ABDÜLMECID I, AH 1-10 RABI I 1264/8-17 JANUARY 1848 AD
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Firman
Ottoman Turkey, reign of Abdülmecid I, AH 1-10 Rabi I 1264/8-17 January 1848 AD
Manuscript on paper, 8ll. of alternating black and gold diwani, gold tughra of Abdulmecid above, dated below Rabi I 1264, backed onto pink cloth, old crease marks
61in. (155cm.) long
Ottoman Turkey, reign of Abdülmecid I, AH 1-10 Rabi I 1264/8-17 January 1848 AD
Manuscript on paper, 8ll. of alternating black and gold diwani, gold tughra of Abdulmecid above, dated below Rabi I 1264, backed onto pink cloth, old crease marks
61in. (155cm.) long