Captain Dildar Ali Khan to the Emperor Prays that a Guard May Be Stationed to Protect His House and Property.
Captain Dildar Ali Khan to the Emperor Prays that a Guard May Be Stationed to Protect His House and Property.
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Captain Dildar Ali Khan to the Emperor Prays that a Guard May Be Stationed to Protect His House and Property.
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May 23,1857
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Mohammed Q, Binghalib
Timurid (Persian/Turkish/Arabic)
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Respectfully Sheweth —That the Guard which had been stationed for the protection of your Slave’s house, having been withdrawn within the last four or five days, ill-conducted characters of the City have been going, in mobs, to plunder it.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.