Mughal Administration c16.s3.9

c16.s3.9

In official letters the name (i.e., the conventional title) of the Emperor (or prince) was taken out of its context in the body of the letter and written at the top of the sheet as a mark of honour, exactly as Hindus do with the name of a god or goddess to whose pujā they are issuing invitations. The exact position of the "elevated" word in the sentence was indicated by leaving a blank space in the body of the letter!