A WAQFNAMA OF SUTAN MURAD III (R. 1574-1595)
A WAQFNAMA OF SUTAN MURAD III (R. 1574-1595)
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A WAQFNAMA OF SUTAN MURAD III (R. 1574-1595)

OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, DATED 4 SHA'BAN AH 992/11 AUGUST 1584 AD

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A WAQFNAMA OF SUTAN MURAD III (R. 1574-1595)
OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, DATED 4 SHA'BAN AH 992/11 AUGUST 1584 AD
Ottoman Turkish and Arabic manuscript on cream paper, a large black tughra of Sultan Murad III surmounting text in black diwani, the end dated, with numerous witness signatures
266 1/8 x 6in. (676 x 15cm.)

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