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A patra from King Pratāp Singh to his brother Bahādur Śāha urging caution before going to the plains

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Identifier: DNA_0010_0095
Title: A patra from King Pratāp Singh to his brother Bahādur Śāha urging caution before going to the plains
Type, original: patra; unspecified

Content

Abstract: In this letter, King Pratāp Singh writes to his brother Bahādur Shāh stationed in Pālpā to think again before setting for the plain. The King states that he is managing to donate a guthī in the name of his father.
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Date

Date: VS unspecified Pauṣa dark 8 Thursday
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Script and language

Language, script: unspecified; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 43; 19; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: National Archives Kathmandu; Ms. no. 95
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 29/05/2000 as NGMPP DNA 10/95
Running no., exposures: 932

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 6/10/15, 9:27 AM
Notes:
Technical terms: guthī

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