Parvanah from the reign of Mughal ruler Shah 'Alam I
| Date | 14 Ramazan 1119 / 9.12.1707 - 9.12.1707 |
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| Content | Five Padris and ten of their dependants at Akbarabad and in the capital are granted an exemption from the capitation tax after having applied for a certificate (sanad). | |
| Type | parvanah | |
| 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. 32-33 | |
| Keywords | tax exemptions | Jesuits | Mughals | poll tax | Christians | |
| Individuals | Shah 'Alam I | |
| Places | Akbarabad | India | |
| Notes | The date given in the farman is: "Written on the 14th of the holy Ramazan, in the first year of the exalted accession." | |
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