WAQFIYAH WITH TUGHRA OF SULTAN MUSTAFA I (AH 1026-7 AND 1031-2/1617-8 AND 1622-3 AD)

OTTOMAN TURKEY, AH MUHARRAM 1027/30 DECEMBER 1617-29 JANUARY 1618 AD

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WAQFIYAH WITH TUGHRA OF SULTAN MUSTAFA I (AH 1026-7 AND 1031-2/1617-8 AND 1622-3 AD)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, AH MUHARRAM 1027/30 DECEMBER 1617-29 JANUARY 1618 AD
OTTOMAN TURKISH MANUSCRIPT ON CREAM PAPER, 27FF. WITH 13LL. OF BLACK OTTOMAN NASKH, SOME WORDS AND PHRASES IN RED, OPENING FOLIO WITH GOLD,RED AND BLUE ILLUMINATED HEADING, WITH TUGHRA OF MUSTAFA I ON OPENING FLYLEAF FOLLOWED BY TABLE OF CONTENTS, FINAL FOLIO WITH DATE OF COPYING MUHARRAM 1029, VERY LIGHT STAINING, IN MAROON MOROCCO BINDING WITH GOLD STAMPED MEDALLION AND SPANDRELS WITH FINE CLOUD BANDS
FOLIO 11¼ X 6¼IN. (28.5 X 16CM.)

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THIS IS A COPY OF A WAQFIYAH DRAWN UP BY MUHAMMAD B. 'ABD AL-GHANI ON 28 DHU'L QA'DA 1027. IT DETAILS VARIOUS WAQF PROPERTIES IN ISTANBUL INCLUDING MOSQUES, FOUNTAINS, COFFEE HOUSES AND SHOPS. ON FOLIO 8 ARE VARIOUS AUTHENTICATIONS AND SEALS OF WHICH TWO BEAR LEGIBLE DATES OF AH 1012 AND 1025.

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