Baba Budan Archives · Historical document collection · BD-SANAD-1798-01

The Tipu Sultan Sanad to Syed Meeran Shah Khadri

A Persian-language Sanad attributed to Tipu Sultan concerning the hereditary Sajjada-Nasheen of the Dargah of Baba Budan (Syed Budan Shah Khadri), preserved here alongside two English translation copies bearing official archival or court markings.

Attributed to the Tipu Sultan period · Date requires reconciliation

Archive reference BD-SANAD-1798-01

Named recipient Syed Meeran Shah Khadri

Materials displayed 1 Persian-language image · 2 English translation copies

Source classification. The Persian-language image is supplied as an image of the historical Sanad. The two English documents are later translation/copy witnesses bearing official markings; they are not the Persian original. The present archive has not independently authenticated the physical manuscript, established its chain of custody, or reconciled all date systems. No decorative reconstruction is presented as an original.

01 · Persian-language Sanad image

The document is written in Perso-Arabic script and names Tipu Sultan and the recipient Syed Meeran Shah Khadri. Its closing line includes a year written as 1225 and a month designation that appears as Rabbani. This should not be assumed to mean 1225 AH: Tipu Sultan used a distinct calendar, and a specialist reading is needed before assigning an exact Gregorian equivalent.

Persian-language image of Sanad attributed to Tipu Sultan, naming Syed Meeran Shah Khadri, with handwritten text and signature area — **Document 1.** Image supplied by the archive holder as the Persian-language Sanad. Displayed without altering the handwriting. The manuscript’s physical status and date interpretation remain to be independently verified.

02 · English translations preserved in official copies

The two English copies convey substantially similar subject matter, though their wording and annotations differ. Both identify Syed Meeran Shah Khadri as the recipient and describe the hereditary Sajjada succession and interim management by Attaullah Hussaini during the recipient’s youth or education.

English translation copy headed Order Sanad of Tippu Sultan, with District Judge stamp — **Document 2 · Translation copy A.** Headed “ORDER (SANAD) OF Tippu Sultan”; bears a District Judge, Chikmagalur stamp and Kannada annotation. It refers to ancestral succession and transfer of charge from Attaullah Hussaini.

English translation copy beginning From Gazi Tippu Sultan Padsha, bearing Karnataka State Archives and District Judge stamps — **Document 3 · Translation copy B.** Begins “From GAZI TIPPU SULTAN PADSHA”; bears Karnataka State Archives and District Judge stamps, and refers to management of the Makan and Sajjada succession.

03 · What the text says

Recipient: Syed Meeran Shah Khadri, connected with the Dargah of Hazrath Baba Budan.
Succession: The English copies describe the Sajjada-Nasheen position as continuing through the recipient’s ancestors and family.
Temporary management: Attaullah Hussaini is described as appointed to perform duties or manage the institution while the recipient completes education or training.
Handover: The translations state that management is to be handed over to Syed Meeran Shah Khadri when he is ready to assume it.
Prayer for the kingdom: The closing passage requests prayers for the welfare or prosperity of the Sultanate.

This is a summary of the supplied English witnesses, not a newly certified translation from Persian. The original-language wording must be assessed by a qualified Persian manuscript reader before publishing a line-by-line translation.

04 · Date and transcription questions

Unresolved dating issue. One English copy prints “24th Rabbani 1225” and separately contains annotations mentioning “24th July 1798” and “28th Safar 1213 AH.” These notations cannot safely be treated as interchangeable dates. They may reflect different dating conventions, a later annotation, or a transcription/conversion error. The Persian-language image appears to include the year 1225, but the exact month/day and calendar must be independently checked.

For this reason, 1798 is retained as the existing homepage/archive chronology label, not asserted here as a fully verified date of issue. Historical research confirms that Tipu Sultan employed his own calendar system, making direct interpretation of the year number particularly sensitive. See Kirkpatrick, Select Letters of Tippoo Sultan, remarks on the calendar.

05 · Provenance and evidentiary limits

The supplied English documents visibly carry stamps associated with the District Judge at Chikmagalur and, on one copy, Karnataka State Archives. These markings are part of the copies shown; their presence alone does not establish the date of the original Persian writing, prove that every translation detail is exact, or constitute a modern judicial determination of legal title or succession rights.

Readers should distinguish (1) the Persian-language document image, (2) English translation copies with institutional markings, and (3) the archive’s explanatory commentary. Each is presented separately to allow comparison.

06 · Archive record

Reference: BD-SANAD-1798-01
Institution named: Dargah of Baba Budan (Syed Budan Shah Khadri)
Person named: Syed Meeran Shah Khadri
Other named person: Attaullah Hussaini
Material type: Persian-language document image and two English translation/copy images
Document status: Source images supplied; manuscript authentication, exact translation, date conversion and copy certification particulars pending independent verification.

Editorial note: The archival images are shown as supplied and are not AI-generated facsimiles. Where the archive describes a legal or historical claim, it identifies that claim as a statement appearing in the source, not as an independent judicial finding.