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Three firmans relating to the holders of land grants, dated during the reigns of Sultan Ahmed...
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Three firmans relating to the holders of land grants,
dated during the reigns of Sultan Ahmed...
Price Realised: £1,181
Estimate: £500 - £700
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Lot 149
Description
Three firmans relating to the holders of land grants,
dated during the reigns of Sultan Ahmed III (reg. 1703-30) and Osman III (1754-57), Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century,
The first, confirming a certain Yusuf, son of Sefer, as the hereditary lease-holder of the Sığla Sancak (Izmir district), dated the end of Safar 1127/March 1715, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, in scroll form, seven lines of text written in divani script in black ink, tughra of Sultan Ahmed III at top ; the second, a firman, confirming a certain Ibrahim, described as medium height, with hazel eyes and light-coloured eyebrows, as the holder of a land grant (timar) worth 45,000 akçes, dated on the back 21st Ramadan 1118/27th December 1706, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, in scroll form, nine lines of divani script written in black and red ink, tughra of Sultan Ahmed III, perforation ; the third firman, confirming a certain Tursun Mustafa, described as tall, with hazel eyes and light-coloured eyebrows, as the holder of a land grant (zeamet) of the value of 26,500 akçes in the village of Revan, dated verso 19th Shawwal 1170/7th July 1757, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, in scroll form, six lines of text written in divani script in black and red ink, tughra of Sultan Osman III in red at top,
58 x 38cm., 84 x 36cm. and 78.5 x 44cm.
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Provenance: The collection of the late Jafar Ghazi.
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