Turkey; An Ottoman firman or decree dated 981 Hijri or 1573 CE with the tughra or seal of Sultan Selim II (r.1566-1574).

The Ottoman imperial decree – firman – consists of the decree itself, frequently written in the chancellery script, Divani, with the signatures of the officials below and the signature of the ruling sultan in the form of an intricate tughra above.

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