Firman of the period of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, AH 1264 i.e. 1847-1848 AD, concerning the appointment of Hasan 'Ali Garrus as sarhang (major)

Firman
Period of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, AH 1264/1847-8 AD
Persian manuscript on paper, 10ll. of nasta'liq within gold clouds, the margins with gold and polychrome floral meander, with the seal impression of Nasir al-Din Shah above, slight smudging, backed onto cloth
Firman 28in. (71cm.) long
This firman concerns the appointment of Hasan 'Ali Garrus as sarhang (major).

He was sent to Prince Hisam Saltaneh to Mashhad to quell the uprising of Salor and was later appointed ambassador to Paris. (Bamdad, M.: Dictionary of National Biography of Iran, 1700-1960, Vol I, Tehran, 1966, pp. 359).