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Correspondence related to Taj al-Dawlah
Correspondence regarding the pension of Taj al-Dawlah, Nasir al-Din Shah's wife: 1- a letter on the letterhead of the Prime Minister addressed to the Ministry of Finance, stating that despite the approval of the cabinet, Taj al-Dawlah's pension has not been paid to her. The writer is requesting the payment of all her delayed funds; 2- a letter on the letterhead of the Prime Minister, stating that upon the approval of the cabinet on 15 July, 1913, Taj al-Dawlah's pension (from 21 March, 1913) will be fully paid to her on a monthly basis; 3- a letter from Taj al-Dawlah complaining about not...
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Fakhr al-Mulk to Atabak A‘zam
In a telegram to Atabak A‘zam, Fakhr al-Mulk notifies him of the receipt of his telegram about installments of the fund, taxes collected by Fakhr al-Mulk, the high expenses of transporting Shukuh al-Saltanah's body [to ‘Atabat], the stipend of the road gendarmes, the reception for Anis al-Dawlah's arrival, and more. The accompanying envelope is addressed to Nasir al-Mulk, the governor of Kurdistan.
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Ibrahim to Nasir al-Mulk
Letter from Ibrahim to Nasir al-Mulk, the governor of Kurdistan, in which he talks about the health of his children, Aqa Muhsin and Khanum Kuchulu, after their erysipelas disease and Aqa Mirza Hasan Hakim Bashi's mistake in using the right dosage of sodium bromide to treat them. He finds it surprising that Hakim Bashi would have made that mistake, since, even though he did not know French, he had a book containing an inventory of the old and new medicines. Ibrahim also tells Nasir al-Mulk about Haydar Mirza, known as Shahzadah Hakim, and, if he is still living in Kurdistan, that his...
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Letter about souvenirs
Most likely from a sister to her brother
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Letter about visiting the Crown Prince in Tabriz
The writer talks about his mission to Tabriz and visit to the Crown Prince [Muzaffar al-Din Mirza], how this mission had failed and the Crown Prince had refused to see him, saying that he did not need a tutor. He describes the Crown Prince's outrage and adds that Shukuh al-Saltanah knew all along that this mission was doomed to fail. He then gives an account of how he had paid his debts to the butcher, the grocer, and the draper before leaving Tabriz as well as his meeting with Zill al-Sultan. He also mentions Shukuh al-Saltanah's complaint and disappointment about how the Crown Prince did...
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Letter from Nasir al-Din Shah to Amin al-Sultan, 1885
About Majd al-Dawlah's unemployment and Fakhr al-Dawlah's concern and the decision to give him a position in court; he asks Amin al-Sultan to inform ‘Azud al-Mulk that he is satisfied with his service and that his decision is merely because of Fakhr al-Dawlah.
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Letter probably from ‘Ayn al-Saltanah
Letter probably from Qahraman Mirza Salur (‘Ayn al-Saltanah) with a list of daily expenses; writing from Alamut, Qazvin, he talks about his bad health and expresses his disappointment that the recipient had not told him about her/his journey to Mecca, while also asking her/him to sacrifice a sheep on his behalf. ‘Ayn al-Saltanah also talks about his intention to travel to Beirut to visit Hurmuz Mirza [his nephew]. He asks about the well-being of Fakhr al-Mulk [probably his brother-in-law, Fakhr al-Mulk Ardalan] and his wife and expresses his satisfaction that Zari is accompanying the letter...
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Letter to Khanum Jan
In this letter, the writer is inviting Khanum Jan for a visit. After mentioning that s/he has spent one qiran for each word, s/he asks Khanum Jan to spend the 50 tumans [for travel expenses], which she would otherwise have to spend hosting the writer.
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Letters from Amin Aqdas
Three letters from Amin Aqdas [wife of Nasir al-Din Shah]: a letter addressed to ‘Aziz al-Mulk asking him to get Nasir al-Din Shah's signature for the decree for Mirza Hasan Khan the Colonel. The envelop is addressed to ‘Azud al-Mulk and has Amin Aqdas's seal; a letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk asking him to seal a decree for one of her relatives, which is accompanied by an envelope that bears Amin Aqdas's seal; a letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk, the chief justice, in which she asks for assistance in the case of Muzaffar al-Mulk and his sons, especially Mirza Muhammad Khan, who was an overseer for Zill...
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Letters from Shams al-Dawlah
Three letters from Shams al-Dawlah [wife of Nasir al-Din Shah] including two letters to ‘Azud al-Mulk and a letter of complaint to an unidentified person regarding the arrest of her brother, ‘Ayn al-Dawlah [‘Abd al-Majid Mirza]. The first letter is about the decree for ‘Ayn al-Dawlah in which she complains about ‘Azud al-Mulk's delay in sealing the decree and asks him to speed up the process and otherwise, to send it back with the messenger Mirza Ahmad Khan. She has included fifty five-thousand bills for the taxation costs in the envelope. The second letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk is about the...
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- ‘Aliriza Khan ‘Azud al-Mulk (Nayib al-Saltanah)(4)
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- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(2)
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- Zubaydah Khanum Amin Aqdas(1)
- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](1)
- Shams al-Dawlah (daughter of Galin Khanum and Ahmad Mirza ʻAzud al-Dawlah)(1)
- Qahraman Mirza Salur (ʻAyn al-Saltanah)(1)
- Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Shah(1)
- Mirza Mahdi Quli Khan Majd al-Dawlah(1)
- Mirza Hasan‘ali Khan Garusi (Amir Nizam)(1)
- Khujastah Khanum Jahanbani (Taj al-Dawlah)(1)
- Kamran Mirza (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)
- Haj Fakhr al-Mulk Ardalan(1)
- Furugh al-Dawlah (Malakah Iran)(1)
- Fatimah Sultan Anis al-Dawlah(1)
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- ‘Aliriza Khan ‘Azud al-Mulk (Nayib al-Saltanah)(4)
- ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak (Amin al-Sultan)(2)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(2)
- Mas‘ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan(2)
- Abu al-Qasim Nasir al-Mulk (Nayib al-Saltanah)(2)
- ‘Abd al-Majid Mirza ‘Ayn al-Dawlah(1)
- Zubaydah Khanum Amin Aqdas(1)
- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](1)
- Shams al-Dawlah (daughter of Galin Khanum and Ahmad Mirza ʻAzud al-Dawlah)(1)
- Qahraman Mirza Salur (ʻAyn al-Saltanah)(1)
- Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Shah(1)
- Mirza Mahdi Quli Khan Majd al-Dawlah(1)
- Mirza Hasan‘ali Khan Garusi (Amir Nizam)(1)
- Khujastah Khanum Jahanbani (Taj al-Dawlah)(1)
- Kamran Mirza (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)
- Haj Fakhr al-Mulk Ardalan(1)
- Furugh al-Dawlah (Malakah Iran)(1)
- Fatimah Sultan Anis al-Dawlah(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ‘Ismat al-Dawlah(1)
- Faridun Mirza Salur (Afkham al-Dawlah)(1)
- Fakhr al-Dawlah(1)