Figures
1 The number of Nādir Shāh’s published decrees before and after his coronation 13
2 The number of Aḥmad Shāh’s published decrees 16
3 The number of Tīmūr Shāh’s published decrees 17
4 The number of Karīm Khān Zand’s published decrees 19
5 Document I 221
6 Document I (back page) 222
7 Document II 223
8 Document III 224
9 Document III (back page) 225
10 Document IV 226
11 Document IV (back page) 227
12 Document V 228
13 Document V (back page) 229
14 Document VI 230
15 Document VI (back page) 231
16 Document VII 232
17 Document VII (back page) 233
18 Document VIII 234
19 Document VIII (back page) 235
20 Document IX 236
21 Document X 237
22 Document X (back page) 238
23 Document XI 239
24 Document XI (back page) 240
25 Document XII 241
26 Document XII (back page) 242
27 Document XIII 243
28 Document XIII (back page) 244
29 Document XIV 245
30 Document XIV (back page) 246
31 Document XV 247
32 Document XVI 248
33 Document XVI (back page) 249
34 Document XVII 250
35 Document XVII (back page) 251
36 Document XVIII 252
37 Document XIX 253
38 Document XX 254
39 Document XXI 255
40 Document XXII 256
Tables
1 The examined royal decrees from the Āstān-i Quds-i Rażawī 6
2 The number of Ibrāhīm Shāh’s published decrees 15
3 The number of Shāh Rukh’s published decrees 15
4 The extent of utilization of the different seals in the surviving documents of Nādir Shāh 37
5 List of registration remarks and seals of office-holders in the central administration of various eighteenth-century rulers 48
6 The appearance of the seals and registration remarks of various officials on the back of Documents IV–VII of Aḥmad Shāh 125