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Ottoman Documents	14.2 Firman of Sultan Murad I 26 October - 23 November 1386 St Paul's Monastery Paper, 29 x 14 cm This is the oldest Ottoman document so far found on Mount Athos
	Sultan Murad I declares that he recognises the contents of the decree issued by his father Sultan Orhan (ca. 1324-60), the second sultan of the Ottoman dynasty. He confirms the monks in possession of all they owned during his father's reign. The Sultan bestows upon the monks the villages of Antigoneia and Agathe, assigning to their use the produce of the same. He further orders that no-one shall oppress them or lay claim to their lands.
	Bibliography: Boskov 1979, pp. 225-46.
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	Index of exhibits of Monastery of St. Paul's 14th century

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