Ottoman Sultan Mahmoud II writing a letter to a Somali merchant

[Khaem]

1817, izmir, Turkey.

Letter from the Ottoman Sultan Mahmoud II to a Somali merchant, one of Europe's prominent traders residing at the Khan Hotel in Izmir, granting him permission to conduct business and complete exemption from taxes.

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[Idilinaa]

@Laser clarified it and said it was a ''firman'' which is more decorated than a normal letter, it is written directly to a Sultan themselves.

Firman - Wikipedia

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So cool, the somali must've been a man of very high statue because firmans are written by the sultans themselves and this one solely directed to him?

 

[Khaem]

@Laser clarified it and said it was a ''firman'' which is more decorated than a normal letter, it is written directly to a Sultan themselves.

I need a translation from ottoman Turkish. We need to find out who this nigga was

 

[Xassan]

Crazy to think that this is the first century since the death of Muhammad SAW without a widely recognized caliph...

 

[Rayaale]

We were very respected back then