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Indonesia / Malaysia: Illuminated final pages to Taj al-Salatin, ‘The Crown of Kings’, an ethical guide for rulers composed in Aceh, Sumatra, 1603

Indonesia / Malaysia: Illuminated final pages to Taj al-Salatin, ‘The Crown of Kings’, an ethical guide for rulers composed in Aceh, Sumatra, 1603

This ethical guide for rulers was composed in 1603 by Bukhari al-Johori, and contains advice on good governance. This manuscript version was made by master calligrapher Muhammad bin Umar Syaikh Farid at Penang, Malaysia, on 4 Zulhijah 1239 AH (31 July 1824 CE).

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