Parvanah by the Mughal ruler Muhammad Farrukhsiyar
Date | 10 Ziqa'dah 1129 / 16.10.1717 - 16.10.1717 | |
Content | The Padris, together with their dependants, at Akbarabad and in the capital (Shahjahanabad, Delhi) are exempted from paying the capitation tax. | |
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. 35-36 | |
Keywords | tax exemptions | Jesuits | Mughals | poll tax | Christians | |
Individuals | Farrukhsiyar, Muhammad | |
Places | Shahjahanabad | Akbarabad | India | |
Notes | The date given in the farman is: "Written on the 10th of the month Ziqa'dah in the sixth year of His Majesty's reign." | |
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