A return of the establishment personel etc. of castles under the control of Tipu Sultan [RAS Persian 88]

A return of the establishment personel etc. of castles under the control of Tipu Sultan (RAS Persian 88) Written in the siyaq or raqam style used for accounts. Fol. 174. The foliation is applied by the original scribe. Size, 8.5 by 6 ins. European paper, watermarked with a horse and rider above B G P (reversed) Incipit: ... lawazimah-i marduman-i 'askar u jaish u ghairuh-i muta'alliqah-i qal'ahjat-i sarkar-i khudadad Folio one, recto: a) Impression of small rectangular seal inscribed: Tipu Sultan 1217. b) Blurred impression of small oval seal. c) 'Tippoo military expenditures'. d) Long note in shikastah, summarizing the content of the account. The numerals in the MS, and on Tipu's seal are written in the reverse order to that usual in Persian. Each page shows the mark of of been folded vertically, evidently to guide the laying out of the account in two columns where necessary. Earlier desribed as: A Register of Accounts of Military Expenditure of Tipu Sultan. Reference: Storey, i. p. 772. Presumably a unique document. Full metadata in the library catalogue: RAS Persian 88