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.)
The subject of this firman is related to land ownership. The document states the name of the qadi (judge) involved with the decision who was named Muhammad Hilmi al-Husayni al-Qadi al-Qaysaria.
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