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AEPPENDIX F
TRANSLATION OF FARMAN NO. 6
ALLAHU AKBAR
The Farman of Emperor Nuruddin Mahammad Jehangir Gazi.
( This is a rendering of the perpetual excellent Farman which is dated the 17th of
Rajab-ul-murajjab, ( Hijri) year 1024. )
Now an important occasion has arisen for the promulgation and publication of this excellent Farman. It is ordered that the free-hold land named 'Madade-Muash'admeasuring ten Vighas and situated in the village of Mahamadpur (Akbarpur ) in the province of Chorashi near Khambhat be made over permanently as under to Chandu Sanghvi from the beginning of the Kharif, i. e.. the month of Noshakanail (July ), so that he may utilise its produce every season and every year towards his expenses and may continue to pray for the uninterrupted perpetuity of the Empire.
It is meet that the present and the future officers, Talatis, Jagirdars and the Thekedars of property should try to perpetuate this holy and exalted order, measure the aforesaid piece or parcel of land and after fixing its boundaries hand it over to Chandu Sanghvi, make no change or exchange in respect of the same, create no hindrance in his way and demand nothing from him for any purpose - to wit, the expenses of preparing the grant-deed; the payment as a token of fealty ( Najarana ); the expenses of admeasurement; the expenses of making over the land; the expenses of registration; the Talati's Fund; the expenses
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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