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Mu‘tamad Amin to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1947
Mu‘tamad Amin writes to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah about issues including: finances, taxation of properties, the deficit in the agricultural production, and his request for receipts for the checks he submitted.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling her that he has been busy with exams and done well, that he follows the news of Iran through the Istiqlal-i Iran newspaper, advises her to take care of her health and do some exercise, and requests that some money be sent to him by Mughis al-Saltanah. He then mentions one of his classmates' suicide over a girl. He states that the absence of the veil in Europe causes many problems, as many young men kill themselves over women and women poison themselves over men. He concludes that getting...
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Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1935
Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan writes to her mother, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling her about arriving in Berlin and visiting her father in the hospital. She describes her father's health and the way he introduced her to the nurse: "Vous connaissez ma fille, elle est la plus blanche dans Berlin" [You know my daughter, she is the whitest person in Berlin].
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes to her mother, Khadijah Sultan Khanum and expresses her concern about not receiving letters from her; talks about the moderate winter weather in Hamadan, the nice people there, and her new social life; she describes how women dress in Hamadan, that the old fashions in Tehran are now becoming fashionable in Hamadan: women wear chaqchur [a kind of leggings] when leaving the house as there is no carriage road in the city and people either walk or ride a donkey. She discusses the way they make jams and sweets and mentions that the prices of some goods are...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam). She tells him about the illness of Hazrat-i Aqa and Sipahsalar's and Farmanfarma's visit. She also mentions that Hazrat-i Aqa has been given the position of Minister of Finance; although the decree was written by the Shah, it is not official yet. On the other hand, Qavam al-Dawlah, the current Minister, is the brother of the premier and the premier has threatened to resign; the situation remains unresolved.
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his daughter, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling him that he arrived in Tehran about twenty days ago but did not have a chance to write to her earlier; he asks about ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's daughter Huma and whether she can talk and walk yet; he informs her that he might accept the governorship of Burujird, Luristan, and ‘Arabistan [Khuzistan], in which case he could visit his daughter and her husband, Salar Lashkar, in Hamadan for a few days.
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Muhammad Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma’iyan to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1935
Muhammad Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma’iyan, the brother of ‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar, writes to his sister-in-law, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, from Berlin and tells her that Taji [Taj al-Muluk] and Safiyah [his wife] and the children have arrived safely in Berlin and thanks her for sending Taji off, that she is very helpful and her arrival has made Salar Lashkar very happy. He urges ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to be strong in the face of this situation in order to support her husband and children through it. Muhammad Husayn Mirza then points out that currently they have enough money for their...
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Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, mentioning how happy he is that she has been inoculated against small pox. He discusses the cold weather and asks ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to tell him about Mahmud Khan and Ma‘sumah Khanum's education.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), asking him about the coronation ceremony in London; she describes the extent of people's fear of the return of Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza, which has lead many to flee to Shimiran; Sipahdar has fled to Mihrabad and sent his resignation to Nayib al-Saltanah; Sattar and Baqir also have left on the pretext of bringing back Sipahdar. Nayib al-Saltanah also left for Shimiran with the excuse of having a cough and sore throat. At the end, she wishes for nothing [bad] to happen.
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‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar writes to his wife, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, from the hospital to tell her about the hospital and how clean it is and to bring up some business concerns. He also asks her to take care of some issues.
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