<span>The ordinance laid out land in each township for government use. Each township was thirty-six square miles in area, divided into thirty-six one mile square lots. Of the thirty-six lots, five were reserved for government or public use. In particular, the sixteenth lot of every township was reserved for use by public schools. Other lots were earmarked for later sale by government in order to secure the money necessary to fund public projects.</span>
b) The image was probably included in the manuscript to glorify Mongol rule, to boost the legitimacy of the Ilkhanid Mongol court in the eyes of the Persian Muslim elites.
