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Auction: 26025 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection, Part II
Lot: 3411

Tibet
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Mongolia
1803 (The 8th day of the 4th month of the 8th year of Jiaqing era) Travel passport. Letter of Eligibility or passport issued by the wang (prince, high noble rank) amban (governor, minister, high ranked official) who "sits at the state and handles official matters". Meaning: Letter of eligibility issued to three monks (named Nidaka, Tsogtun and Bayantu) from Tsetsen Khan's aimag's (province) Dzasaktu Bayanbadrakhu Cheni's khoshuu (gusa). They had to visit the Dalai Lama and Erdeni (Probably Panchen Erdeni). They travelled with fifteen camels, one bow and one rifle. They had to show this document to the officials at customs/borders ("after arriving to San Yan Ging") of the outer Mongolia and had to check what they carried. This passport's back is repaired.


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Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£280