MUGHAL INDIA, DATED 1837 AD

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A FIRMAN OF EMPEROR AKBAR SHAH II (R. 1806-1837)
MUGHAL INDIA, DATED 1837 AD
Persian manuscript on paper, 7ll. of black nasta'liq in clouds reserved against a gold ground, floral illuminated interlinear panels and borders, the seal impresion of Emperor Akbar Shah II in the upper right surrounded by gold and polychrome illumination beneath a chhatri, dated the 32nd year of Emperor Akbar II's reign, laid down on card and mounted, framed, glazed
Text Panel 37 ¾ x 20in. (96 x 51cm.); including mount 45 ¼ x 27 ½in. (115 x 70cm.)

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 10-11 October 1991, lot 881

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Lot Essay

This royal decree discusses the qualities and duties of Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Jahan Shah Bahadur (1779-1846), who was the son of the penultimate Mughal emperor Akbar Shah II, and the younger brother of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II.

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