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| Mughal Library Document Name |
Zaher-Ud-Din C-in-C (Mirza Mughal) to the Emperor Has Been In the Trenches or 2 Day and is Confident of Victory (Emperors autograph Pencil is Illegible) | ||||
| 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_000002385249 | |||||
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Original Document Name Zaher-Ud-Din C-in-C (Mirza Mughal) to the Emperor Has Been In the Trenches or 2 Day and is Confident of Victory (Emperors autograph Pencil is Illegible)
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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 |
| June 17, 1857, 8:18 p.m. | 152 | 43 | Mutiny | 0.2 | 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 | June 18, 1857 | |
The Translation and Comment
by
Mohammed Abdulkarim:
of Original Document:
To—Mirza Moghal.
Son,—The illustrious and valiant Mirza Zohur-ud-din, otherwise Mirza Moghal Bahadur! learn, that yesterday, an order was passed, under our own special signature, on petition from the inhabitants of the old Fort, prohibiting acts of devastation against the petitioners, and that this petition was then sent to you. It is surprising that, up to the present time, no arrangement should have been made, and that you should not have given effect to the prohibition, by sending out some Cavalry. It is the business of the Army to protect, and not to desolate and plunder. The Officers of the Army will, there- fore, immediately restrain their men from the commission of these improprieties, and further, as the intelligence of the approach of the Enemies’ Troops was false, these lawless Soldiery should not now be kept in the old Fort, but on the contrary, entrenchments should be constructed for them, at the distance of five or six miles, and they should be stationed there, so that our subjects may obtain immunity from the hardships complained of; and that, at the same time, a barrier may be raised against the approach of the Enemies’ Troops. You will immediately take steps to arrange this matter, and will allow no neglect to occur, in reference to it. Be assured of our kindness. (In pencil, in the King’s handwriting, to give the order greater force, no doubt.)