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CHITTAGONG: Selim Shah, governor of Chittagong, after 1599, AR tanka (10.12g), NM, BE963

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CHITTAGONG: Selim Shah, governor of Chittagong, after 1599, AR tanka (10.12g), NM, BE963
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340.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2011 Sep 17 @ 11:19UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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CHITTAGONG: Selim Shah, governor of Chittagong, after 1599, AR tanka (10.12g), NM, BE963, G-RA3, Mitch-328/331, trilingual, citing the ruler as Salim Shah in Persian, Salim Saha in Bengali and Sawleim Shah in Arakanese, touch of weakness, Very Fine, RRR. Persian text misread by both Goron & Mitchiner, but I cannot offer a reading for the 2nd line. The 3rd line is clearly salim shah sultan as read by both authors.