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Manuscript/Mixed Material Military document

About this Item

Title

  • Military document

Names

  • Muhibb 'Ali

Created / Published

  • 18th-19th centuries

Headings

  • -  Calligraphy, Arabic
  • -  Calligraphy, Persian
  • -  Manuscripts, Persian--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Manuscripts, Ottoman--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Afghanistan
  • -  Iran
  • -  Turkey
  • -  Arabic script calligraphy
  • -  Illuminated Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Islamic calligraphy
  • -  Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Nasta'liq

Notes

  • -  Military document (Sanad) written in black nasta'liq script, the document could be related to Ottoman Turkish-Persian border or to Afghanistan or Central Asia in the 19th Cent.
  • -  As stated on the last line of text, the document was written (tahrir namud) by Muhibb 'Ali on 12 Jumadah I, 1220 (August 8, 1805) The request for assistance may have been written by a Persian soldier to a military commander. The Turkic name of the hero, Mirza Qilich, hints that the document may be related to clashes on the Ottoman Turkish-Persian border during the first decade of the 19th century, or perhaps in Afghanistan or Central Asia during the same period.
  • -  Dimensions of Written Surface: 22.7 (w) x 11.5 (h) cm
  • -  This document (sanad) is in the shape of a letter (namah) written in black nasta'liq script and outlined in cloud bands on a gold background. The letter is addressed from a ruler to a certain Mirza Yadigar, from whom he requests military assistance. As a result, the ruler sends a reputable fighter named Mirza Qilich (Qilich, meaning "sword" in Turkish) to the ruler. Known as the "Rustam of his Day" (Rustam-i Zaman) due to his fighting prowess, Mirza Qilich provides military assistance in order the vanquish the ruler's adversaries.
  • -  Script: nasta'liq
  • -  1-04-713.19.17

Medium

  • 1 volume ; 34.6 (w) x 20.8 (h) cm

Repository

  • Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019714523

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Selections of Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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