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Captain Dildar Ali Khan to the Emperor Prays that a Guard May Be Stationed to Protect His House and Property. | ||||
| Category | Archive No. | Updated Date | |||
| Secret Papers | MAC-23022023-901 | March 12, 2026 at 7:19:39 AM | |||
| Held At: National Archives of India | |||||
| Identifier Number: PR_000002385699 | |||||
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Original Document Name Captain Dildar Ali Khan to the Emperor Prays that a Guard May Be Stationed to Protect His House and Property.
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| Location | Department | Language | |||
| The National Archives of India is located at the intersection of Rajpath and Janpath Road | Foreign | Timurid (Persian/Turkish/Arabic) | |||
| Dated | Collection No. | Serial No. | Folder | Size | No. of Pages |
| May 22, 1857, 8:18 p.m. | 199 | 10 | Mutiny | 0.1 | 3 |
| Main Category | Sub Category | Modern Classification | Modern Subclassification | Document Type | Source |
| Secret Papers | N/A | N/A | N/A | Digitized Document | N/A |
| Title of Person | Position | Associated To | Period From | Period To | Other Name |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 1857 | 1857 | N/A |
| Successor | Predecessor | Issue Number | Doc Material | Gregorian Date | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 23,1857 | |
The Translation and Comment
by
Mohammed Abdulkarim:
of Original Document:
Petition of Captain Dildar Ali Khan, dated 23rd May 1857
To—The Emperor ! Shelter of the World
Respectfully Sheweth —That the Guard which had been stationed for the protection of your Slave’s house, having been withdrawn within the last four or five days, ill-conducted characters of the City have been going, in mobs, to plunder it. It is in this house that your Slave’s wife and children reside, and he therefore prays that a Guard may be stationed to protect it. (Prayers for the Kings prosperity). Petition of the home-boin slave, Captain Dildar Ali Khan.
Autograph order by the King, in pencil
Mirza Moghal will station a Guard, from the 20th Regi- Jiient Native Infantiy, at the petitioner’s house.