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Letter by ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1905
Discussing a claim by a woman from Khurramabad against Divan Baygi over some property
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Ibrahim Qaraguzlu to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Ibrahim Qaraguzlu writes affectionately to his wife, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, telling her about his business and his plans to return to Tehran. He also mentions the new dog they have purchased, named Jayran.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Nizam Mafi (Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him that their mother is going to listen to his advice and do her exercises; that Mahmud Khan cannot take photographs because the last time he did, he used ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's solutions for developing the glasses, which turned them black. He is also busy studying and playing with Farmanfarma's son, who is the same age. On the second page, she reports some news about Sardar and his intention to give the positions in the government of Burujird and Khurram Abad to...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, 1965
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, in Rome, telling her family news and discussing Ma‘sumah Khanum's interest in mysticism. She asks if her readings have offered her some understanding of human suffering, and requests that she share any insight she may have acquired. As an example, she tells the story of Salar al-Dawlah's wife: "When I was nine years old, our father [Nizam al-Saltanah], the governor of Luristan and ‘Arabistan [Khuzistan] at the time, was sent to fight against Salar al-Dawlah, who was claiming the crown. Salar al-Dawlah...
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Khadijah Sultan to her son Muhammad ‘Ali Khan
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her son, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan: a letter in which she informs Muhammad ‘Ali Khan of her own wellbeing and of that of her younger son (Mahmud) and asks her husband not to send their son (Muhammad ‘Ali Khan) to Beirut (because of an epidemic); a letter describing Khadijah Sultan's happiness about the news of her son (Muhammad ‘Ali)'s arrival in Saint Petersburg and also her other son (Taqi)'s decision to join him there; a letter of gratitude for her son's gifts (a mirror and a comb); a letter about the well-being of the members of her family, travel to...
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From Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Izzat al-Saltanah gives a report of their travel: first, on the way from Tehran to Qum, Mahmud Khan was thrown from the carriage, but only sustained minor injuries on his hands, for which Khanum [their mother, Khadijah Sultan] sacrificed a few sheep. They stayed for one night and made pilgrimages to the shrine. The road from Qum to Burujird was bumpy. Near ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the servants' carriage was overturned but nobody was injured. She then describes who accompanied them, how they were welcomed in ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the places they visited, and that they stayed in houses provided...
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