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| Mughal Library Document Name |
Second Days of Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Royal Missive under the seal engraved in the Emperors Special Cypher | ||||
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| Secret Papers | MAC-23022023-901 | March 12, 2026 at 7:19:39 AM | |||
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Original Document Name Second Days of Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Royal Missive under the seal engraved in the Emperors Special Cypher
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| Location | Department | Language | |||
| The National Archives of India is located at the intersection of Rajpath and Janpath Road | Foreign | English | |||
| Dated | Collection No. | Serial No. | Folder | Size | No. of Pages |
| Aug. 19, 1857, 8:18 p.m. | --- | ---- | Mutiny | 0.1 | 1 |
| Main Category | Sub Category | Modern Classification | Modern Subclassification | Document Type | Source |
| Secret Papers | N/A | N/A | N/A | Digitized Document | N/A |
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| 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 | August 20 , 1857 | |
The Translation and Comment
by
Mohammed Abdulkarim:
of Original Document:
To—Our Sons’ Wassih Ali Shah, Safi-ud-din Sultan
Muhammad, Mirza Bahadur, Bakht Bahadur son of
Mirza Muzaffar Bakht Bahadur, Mirza Taimur Shah,
Sultan Husein, Mirza Safari Sultan Zain-ul-ab-din,
Mirza Safi, Sultan, Safi-ud-din Wassih Muhammad
Mirza, Safi Sultan Hyder Mirza, Safi Tehmanseb
Mirza, Mirza Zia-ud-din Bakht, and Mirza Khurshed
Kadr son of Mirza Usman Kadr.
Learn That all the particulars of the ruinous hardships and distresses you, our Sons, have suffered in the province of Oudh, as embodied in your petition, have come fully to our Royal knowledge. In the wonderful changes now occurring, the will of God has come to pass. Nevertheless, hearing of these matters, fraught asthey are with dangers, we have to some extent been grieved and concerned in mind. However, what the Great Almighty in His unbounded and universal mercy has willed, He has willed for the best, and that which may hereafter happen. Under all circumstances, preserve unanimity amongst yourselves, and stay in the quarter of Lucknow, called Aminabad; and pass your time in confidence of safety and protection from the present dangers. Please the ever-revered God! the present calamities and confusion will now, with His divine help, speedily come to an end. The appearances of order are already becoming mani fest, and you will soon see reason for entire confidence reflected in the mirror of your own minds. Continue to cherish perfect assurance. Be assured of our kindness.