Part of a letter
The writer shares some news about the purchase of a slave (Khvajah) for the crown prince from Somalia for two thousand tumans and mentions that Aqa brought four Kaniz (female slaves) for Khalah Jan, Mahmud Khan, Mademoiselle, and the writer. Three of them are Baluchis and one is Bambasi. Aqa also brought a male slave as a souvenir for the writer; his name is Qanbar. S/he then describes three things that s/he wanted during the three years that Aqa was governing the ports and has them all now: a good gun, a mare called ‘Abid, and now Qanbar. S/he then describes the mares and the horses that Aqa has brought with him.
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- Date early/mid 20th century
- Dimensions 21 x 27 cm
- Collections Mansoureh Ettehadieh -- ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
- Repository Mansoureh Ettehadieh
- Restrictions No restrictions
- Accessed 4 September 2015
- Last Edited 7 January 2016
- Record no. 13104A30
