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The text is in the form of a berat (letters patent) and records the awarding of the rank of munshir (general) to Mehmed Pasha (unidentified).
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, SAFAR AH 1263/JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1847
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Ottoman Turkey, Safar AH 1263/January-February 1847
Manuscript on paper, alternating lines of black and gold diwani, dated below Safar 1263 in Constantinople, the tughra of Sultan Abdülmecid above, rubbed and slight damages
65in. (166cm.) long
Ottoman Turkey, Safar AH 1263/January-February 1847
Manuscript on paper, alternating lines of black and gold diwani, dated below Safar 1263 in Constantinople, the tughra of Sultan Abdülmecid above, rubbed and slight damages
65in. (166cm.) long
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