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| Mughal Library Document Name |
Bhao Singh Naib Kotwal to the Thanahdar, Guzar Faiz Bazar Sends a Copy of a Parwanah Summoning Ghulam Nabi Khan Issued By the Emperor. | ||||
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| Secret Papers | MAC-23022023-901 | March 12, 2026 at 7:19:39 AM | |||
| Held At: National archives of India | |||||
| Identifier Number: PR_000002379830 | |||||
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Original Document Name Bhao Singh Naib Kotwal to the Thanahdar, Guzar Faiz Bazar Sends a Copy of a Parwanah Summoning Ghulam Nabi Khan Issued By the Emperor.
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| Location | Department | Language | |||
| The National Archives of India is located at the intersection of Rajpath and Janpath Road | Foreign | Urdu | |||
| Dated | Collection No. | Serial No. | Folder | Size | No. of Pages |
| Aug. 29, 1857, 8:18 p.m. | 131 | 111 | 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 | August 30,1857 | |
The Translation and Comment
by
Mohammed Abdulkarim:
of Original Document:
To—The King Shelter of the World
RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH,—That it is manifest to Your Majesty, that justice is approved of, and lawless cruelty condemned by the Creator of the Universe. I therefore pray, if in your Majesty’s estimation it is proper to do so, that you should tell the Officers of the Army, who request your permission to slay the ladies, children, and other prisoners, that agreeably to their prayers, you placed your hand on their heads, and joined them in the cause of the faith; but that in killing the prisoners in question, you will abandon the tenets of your religion. That they must first obtain a Fatwa!® and a Bywasta and that, if these shall sanction the slaughter, they can slay the prisoners alluded to; but that your Majesty will not give an order on the subject, contrary to the laws of the Prophet; and that if they do not approve of this, they may first wreak their rage on your own Royal person. I trust that your Majesty’s orders, agree ably to the suggestions above submitted, will be issued to the Officers of the Army in atone of decision. Considering it necessary I have laid the subject before your Royal presence. (Prayers for the prosperity of the reign). Petition of the slave, Nabi Bakhsh Khan, agent of His Highness Arsh Aramgah No date.