Farman by the Mughal ruler Jahangir
Date | 25 Rajab 1018 / 24.10.1609 - 24.10.1609 | |
Content | Six bigahs of land at Agra for purposes of a cemetery and a garden are granted to the Europeans. They are freed from all taxes. | |
Type | farman | |
Category | Imperial and Royal Decrees | |
Script | nasta'liq | |
Archive | Catholic Mission Archives, Agra | |
Publication | Father Felix. "Farmans, Parwanahs and Sanads issued in favour of the Jesuit Missionaries." Journal of the Panjab Historical Society: Special Number 5, 1 (1916): 1-53. 12-13 | |
Keywords | Jesuits | Mughals | in'am | Christians | religious minorities | |
Individuals | Jahangir, Muhammad Nur al-Din | |
Places | Agra | India | |
Notes | The date given in the farman is: "(Written on the 2nd of the month of Aban (in the) IV th year (of the Emperor's reign)" | |
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