Letter to G.G. Ducarel Mentioning Qaim Beg and Daim Beg, Elizabeth Sharaf un-Nisa's Brothers
- Description
- This letter makes mention of updates regarding Elizabeth Sharaf un-Nisa's family, with specific mention of the names of her brothers, Qaim Beg and Daim Beg. The use of her brothers' names implies that they were not the authors of the letter, and that the letter is probably written by the third brother 'Alim Beg. The paper is unburnished. Shikastah Persian script.
- Creator
- Alim Beg
- Gerard Gustavus Ducarel
- Date
- 1780 to 1789
- Language
- Persian
- Subject
- Correspondence
- Persian
- Mughal
- Early Modern
- Penmanship
- Bihar
- British India
- 18th century
- Geographic Subject
- South Asia
- Collection
- Lord and Lady Palmer Collection
- Extent
- 1 letter, 6.5'' W x 17.5'' L.
- Physical Location
- UA SNED 26
- Provenance
- Palmer family archive, Devon, England
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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