Hukm by Safi Khan to Zaza Tsitsishvili

TRANSLATION
A high order was issued that for this time, his Excellency, Zaza-Beg Tsitsi-Oghli (Geo.
Tsitsishvili), who has done many good services to honorable vakils and to my lord, great and
high in position spasalar, submitted his demand to us that five villages mentioned below, were
previously in his possession and he, accordingly requires them back, so that he could transfer
fees (متوجهات و مالوجهات) (from these villages) from year to year to High Court of Cassation.
The village Khajalat, the village Aqkand (located in Shulaveri region), the crown land
Diraqkand, the village Upper Zirak (Geo. Zemo Tserakvi), and places located between (the
villages) Upper and Lower Zirak (Geo. Kvemo Tserakvi).
And in accordance with high order, we oblige the vekil of Georgia, his Excellency Ali-Quli Beg
and eminent Kaikhosro-Beg Baratoghli (Geo. Baratashvili), to wholly realize the requirements
and that always, from the remotest time onward, the above mentioned villages were proprieties
of distinguished among others, the mentioned (Zaza Tsitsishvili) and he has no claimants or
rivals. So they are ordered to transmit fees from the referred villages to the Court. For the
present, that prominent and influential person (Zaza-Beg) begs us to enclose written requirement
signed. On this basis, the high in position Aliquli-Beg and perfect Kaikhosro-Beg are asked to
act correspondingly, and due to this high order not to make any deviation or infringement. After
getting permission from the mustopi of the Georgian region and the vezir of the High Court,
famous Kaikhosro-beg the vekil is ordered to record the above mentioned villages as ownership
of his Excellency (Zaza-Beg), register them and offer a draft for paying the fees. The order is
written down in 1150, in the month of Al-Moharram.
(On the margin): He (the Lord). It is defined that he should treat ra`iats (peasants, farmers) and
other population perfectly and be mostly attentive toward them; he should not ask them
superfluous fees ( عشور و بهره( , head-money or even a dinār more. He has to act in a way that
everyone remains content by his conduct. And any time it becomes apparent that he is doing
somehow harm to ra`iats, he will have a great responsibility for this; he always has to be
conscientious to ra`iats of the abovementioned villages and they are not to pay to Zaza-Beg a
dinār or a single grain more.
However if he (Zaza-Beg) requires more from that dwellers, do not hinder him, but let me know,
so that I could call him to account for it. And they (Ali Quli-Beg and Kaokhosro-Beg) should
consider fulfillment of this order as their duty