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A sale deed for the Sāvāri field by Raṅgu Siṃha Nāyaka to Nā Siṃha Prajāpati (NS 769).

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0306
Title: A sale deed for the Sāvāri field by Raṅgu Siṃha Nāyaka to Nā Siṃha Prajāpati (NS 769).
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: This document records the sale of the land known as Sāvāri-kṣetra by Raṅgu Siṃha Nāyaka to Nā Siṃha Prajāpati at Śrī Madhyapurī. Indra Siṃha Duvāra, Māna Siṃha Duvāra, Vajrācārya Jayakalyāṇa, Kanara Siṃha Nāyaka, and Bhurākhvāta Bhāvo are witnesses and Kāyastha Durākha is the scribe.
Issued by and to: Raṅgu Siṃha Nāyaka; Nā Siṃha Prajāpati
Place: Śrī Madhyapurī, Hitiphusitol
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 769 Vaiśākha dark 13 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1648

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 69.50; 4.00; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf, talipot; loose; brown
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Research Unit "Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Premodern Nepal"; Walter Rindfleisch Collection at Śrī Madhyapurī, Hitiphusitol
Source and details: document itself; Digitized by the project “Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal” on 07/09/2023
Running no., exposures: 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: The clay seal with Śri mark is visible at the centre. "Sāvādibuyā" is written along with later added date to the back of the palm leaf.
Technical terms: goṣṭhi, suvarṇa

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