A FIRMAN OF SULTAN ABDULHAMID II

CONSTANTINOPLE, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 9 DHU'L-HIJJA AH 1323/4 FEBRUARY 1906

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A FIRMAN OF SULTAN ABDULHAMID II
CONSTANTINOPLE, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 9 DHU'L-HIJJA AH 1323/4 FEBRUARY 1906
Ottoman manuscript on paper, vertical format with a large tughra in red ink followed by 13ll. of elegant diwani script in alternating black, gold and red ink, signed and dated, written on French watermarked paper, creases from folding
62¼ x 22 1/8in. (158 x 56cm.)

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The text confirms that the Ottoman Sultan recognises the Greek Ambassador to Paris, Monsieur Niko Alexandros, and his demands regarding commercial relations with the Greek community resident in Monastir (Bitola).

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