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English: Letter from Shah Abbas to Charles I of England, Isfahan (?), circa 1625-9

Ink on paper; written surface 47.7 × 26 cm

Aga Khan Trust for Culture, AKM 00234

Written in nasta'liq script.
Date between 1625 and 1629
date QS:P571,+1625-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1625-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1629-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q4690937
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AKM 00234
References Canby, Sheila R. (2009). Shah ʻAbbas: The Remaking of Iran. British Museum Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7141-2452-0; Sheila S. Blair, Islamic Calligraphy, 2008, pp. 439-440 (Figure 10.11)
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