A FIRMAN OF SULTAN SULAYMAN (R. 1520-66 AD)
A FIRMAN OF SULTAN SULAYMAN (R. 1520-66 AD)

ALEPPO, OTTOMAN SYRIA, DATED END OF RABI' I AH 961/MARCH 1554 AD

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A FIRMAN OF SULTAN SULAYMAN (R. 1520-66 AD)
ALEPPO, OTTOMAN SYRIA, DATED END OF RABI' I AH 961/MARCH 1554 AD
On the incarceration of a public ennemy, probably a dhimmi of Greek origin, Ottoman Turkish on paper, with 9ll. of sepia diwani, the Sultan tughra at top, back with green cloth, the reverse with syriac inscription
18½ x 8½in. (46.8 x 21.6cm.)

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