Deux firmans de Mehmed V (r. 1909-1918) Lot n° 167

Ottoman Empire, Constantinople, July and August 1909 Administrative documents on ivory paper, in osmanle, marked with the sultan's tughra, calligraphed in diwani script with black ink and gold. One dated 14 Rajab 1327 (=1 August 1909) and the other 29 Jumada II 1327 (=18 July 1909), each granting a portion of daily bread by a charitable institution to Hetice Hanim bint Ibrahim and Hetice Hidayet Hanim bint Abdullah. Dim. 82 x 57.5 cm and 82 x 28.5 cm The firman was issued during the reign of Mehmed V Resad, the penultimate Ottoman sultan, whose reign had begun in the year the documents were produced. Two Fermans of Mehmed V, granting a daily portion of bread from a charitable institution for Hetice Hidayet Hanim bint Abdullah and for Hetice Hanim bint Ibrahim, dated 14 Rajab 1327 AD / AH 1 August 1909 and, 29 Jumada II 1327 AH / AD 18 July 1909.