AN OTTOMAN FIRMAN OF SULTAN MAHMUD II (R.1808 –1839) OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED DHU AL-HIJJA 1246 AH/JUNE 1831 AD

Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 13 lines of black diwani, beneath the tughra of Sultan Mahmud II in gold and polychrome. Very decorative and colourful Tughra with white roses and flowers.

This firman concerns: In accordance with the petition submitted by Bishop Agop, who resides in Istanbul, a priest named Ibkanadyos, son of Petrus Cizova, was appointed as deputy to the Assyrian Catholics living in Diyarbakır, Mosul, Mardin, Damascus, Aleppo and their surroundings. Hijri Evahir-i Dhu al-Hijja 1246 AH/June 1831 AD

110 by 52 cm.