A Safavid firman of Sultan Husayn I (reg. 1694-1722), regarding the reinstatement of lands and the benefits of their income to the named officials at the Safavid court and their new posts, Persia, dated May-June 1703

A Safavid firman of Sultan Husayn I (reg. 1694-1722), regarding the reinstatement of lands and the benefits of their income to the named officials at the Safavid court and their new posts, Persia, dated dhi-qa'dah (sic) 1115/May-June 1703
Persian manuscript on paper, 23 lines of text in three sections in nasta'liq script in black ink, interspersed with statements of account in siyaqat, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, seal impression of Sultan Husayn at top within illuminated headpiece surrounded by stylised floral motifs in gold, some creasing, damage from application of adhesive tape, in mount, in perspex box frame
109 cm. x 225 mm.

The firman responds to a request by Hasan'ali Bayg, the officer in charge of the affairs of the haram (eshik aghasi-ye haram), to reinstall all the income from named areas in Mazandaran due to Muhammad Sharif Bayg and Murtaza Quli Bayg, which had been stopped by the previous minister. It states that Hasan'ali Bayg takes the title of his father (eshik aghasi-ye haram) and that Murtaza Bayg takes the post of Hasan'ali Bayg, who together with Muhammad Sharif become officers in attendant with the Shah. The income from the mentioned land is listed in siyaqat, followed by an official note confirming the text of the firman with a brief account in siyaqat, mentioning the name of those who have composed it and that it has been accepted. The last part, which is written in a different hand, gives more details of the conditions and that it would apply from the beginning of the year.