1886 Egypt Protest of Tigrane Pasha v. Khedive Tewfik Signed Royalty Document EG

Description: LOT-G414. For your consideration is an exceedingly rare and historically important original antique c.1886 Khedive of Egypt Mohamed Tewfik period royal Egyptian military manuscript letter /document, hand-signed and sealed by Secretary General of The Council of Ministers and 9th Egypt Foreign Minister, Tigrane Pasha. The Khedive Abbas Helmy, ruler of Egypt, carved out a large piece of agricultural land belonging to the Armenian community to build canals for the purpose of improving irrigation and drainage. This document references this. The document also states, in the name of the head of the Armenian sect, that this land belongs to some members of the sect, and that the land is not for sale, and that the head of sect does not have the authority to dispose of it, and he seeks permission from the Minister of Finance to return this land to the Armenian sect. Egypt-Armenian manuscript document measures 8.25" x 15.25". The document is original. Paper type laid. Original marks and folds. Verso is blank. Condition is original. Museum quality. It's one of a kind. Authentic and correct. Tigrane Pasha (Arabic: (Dikran) (d. 27 July 1904, Evian-les-Bains) was an Egyptian-Armenian politician and the ninth Foreign Minister of Egypt. He served as Foreign Minister from 1891 to 1894, under three Prime Ministers. Tigrane was a nephew of the powerful statesman Nubar Pasha. He received a European education and was less than fluent in Arabic and Turkish. In 1865, his uncle appointed him to the railway administration. In 1878, he was secretary general of the Council of Ministers during his uncle's first term as prime minister.

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