Farman by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan
Date | 13 Rajab 1045 / 23.12.1635 - 23.12.1635 | |
Content | The buildings, houses and the cemetery belonging to the European Fathers in Agra shall be left to them. They are allowed to take the church apart while the material should be used to build a dwelling house for themselves. | |
Type | farman | |
Category | Imperial and Royal Decrees | |
Script | shikastah-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. 25-26 | |
Keywords | church | Jesuits | Mughals | Christians | |
Individuals | Shah Jahan I (Mughal) | |
Places | Agra | India | |
Notes | This is a copy of a farman of Shah Jahan. The date given in the farman is:"…dated 2nd day of the month Day in the 8th year of his accession,…" | |
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