Title
Royal Calendar (Taqwim-i Sal)
Year/Period
21 Dhu’l Hijja AH 1152/ 20 March 1740 CE
Region
Istanbul
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H:23.5 x W:16.3 x D:1.3cm
Accession No.
2010-00231
Collection of
This calendar and almanac is dedicated to Sultan Mahmud I (r.1730-1754) of the Ottoman empire and was part of a waqf (religious endownment) by him and his mother, the Valide Sultan (Saliha Sultan) according to undated registry entries on the first and the last folio. It contains important astronomical and astrological information, as well as advice on auspicious dates. One-year calendars are of great rarity due to their ephemeral nature as they were usually discarded after a year when they were no longer needed.
