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An arjī from Bālāśaṃkara to King Rājendra Vikrama Śāha lamenting overdue support and financial distress (VS 1899)

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Identifier: DNA_0002_0037
Title: An arjī from Bālāśaṃkara to King Rājendra Vikrama Śāha lamenting overdue support and financial distress (VS 1899)
Type, original: ciṭṭhīpatra, patra; unspecified

Content

Abstract: Bālā Śaṅkara from Delhi writes this letter to King Rājendra Vikrama Śāha demanding some grants to repay the money borrowed from Sāhu mentioned in the document.
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Date

Date: VS 1899 Pauṣa dark 6 Friday
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Script and language

Language, script: Hindi; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 20.5; 31.5; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: mill-made paper; unspecified; white
Condition: damaged by breaking; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: National Archives Kathmandu; Ms. no. 154
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 02/03/2000 as NGMPP DNA 2/37
Running no., exposures: 154

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 2/27/26, 12:30 PM
Notes:
Technical terms: sāhu

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