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| Mughal Library Document Name |
First Days of Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Order under the Autograph Cypher of the Emperor in pencil | ||||
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| Secret Papers | MAC-23022023-901 | March 12, 2026 at 7:19:39 AM | |||
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Original Document Name First Days of Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Order under the Autograph Cypher of the Emperor in pencil
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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 |
| June 26, 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 | June 27 , 1857 | |
The Translation and Comment
by
Mohammed Abdulkarim:
of Original Document:
To—Mirza Moghal and Mirza Khair Sultan.
Son,—The illustrious and valiant Mirza Zohur-ud-din, otherwise Mirza Moghal Bahadur and Mirza Khair Sultan Bahadur. Learn, that your petition, regarding the proceedings of four or five ill-conducted men, who assuming, as a disguise, the appearance and dress of soldiers of the Native Infantry of the Company, have gone about plundering the inhabitants of the City, and have now left for the country, and representing the detriment to the Government which must ensue, in conse- quence, and further requesting permission to take measures for suppressing such practices, and for capturing the men alluded to, has been perused. It is a matter of some surprise, that from the lawless doings of but four or five men, so much plun- der and devastation in the City, and so much ruination of the people generally, should result; and that, on their capture alone, the establishment of order should be expected to de- pend; for not a day has elapsed, since the arrival of the Army, and its taking up quarters in the City, that petitions from the towns-people have not been submitted, representing the excesses committed by numerous Infantry Sepoys, about whom there could be no suspicion of disguise, and that orders have not been issued, day after day, to you, our Sons, to take measures with the aid of a Military force, to suppress these disorders. Considering all this, it seems now altogether unlikely, that order can be secured while the Army remains in the City. However, you, our Sons, are nevertheless directed to send to our glorious presence, some one able to recognize the vagabonds alluded to, that he may be sent, accompanied by horsemen and footmen of our own Royal Levies, with a mandate, to the Chief Police Officer of the City, and his subordinates, to arrest and forward without delay of our presence, those whom he may point out, and if any villainy or instigation to plunder shall be proved against those who may be thus apprehended, they will receive punishments adequate to their guilt. But you, our Sons, are directed to take all proper steps,to prevent the men of the Army from plundering and desolating the City. In every case of an offence of these kinds being proved, or where a man may be found in the private 1esidence of any of the inhabitants, the Officers will award punishments to the offender so that these evils may be suppressed. Be assured of our kindness.