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Muhammad ʻAli Tunikabuni to Karbalaʼi Maʻsumah Khanum, April or May 1908
Muhammad ʻAli Tunikabuni writes to his sister, Karbalaʾi Maʻsumah Khanum, while she is a guest of Sakinah Khanum, daughter of ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni Muntizam al-Mulk and wife of Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) congratulates his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, on her engagement to ‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar.
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Letter to Abu al-Hasan Khan, 1923
On the letterhead of Azarbayjan's Ministry of Education and Endowments; about the writer's meeting with Muntasir, his and ‘Amid Lashkar's disappointment with Abu al-Hasan Khan (the addressee), and giving him some advice; he mentions that he is not happy with the addressee's sister attending the party at Haji Muhammad Husayn Aqa-yi ‘Ajam's house, writes that affection should go both ways, and mentions Haji Isma‘il Aqa's lack of affection for them.
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash) writes to Surur al-Saltanah explaining why he did not have a chance to write earlier due to preoccupations at the Majlis and attending a party at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held for the foreign ambassadors and their wives. He describes the party for Surur, noting that there were one hundred and fifty guests, men and women, with music, etc. He talks about the constraints on him and Surur al-Saltanah and that he does not believe in restrictions for lovers, whether in Muharram or Safar, and that he has written to Salar about this and is hoping...
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Letter
Letter about family news, including the conflicts that Nizam al-Saltanah has to deal with in Shiraz; the political situation and accompanying sense of insecurity; the family's temporary move to Shimiran because of this and their return; the arrest of Mughis al-Saltanah, and the confiscation of Nizam al-Saltanah's property. The writer, a relative of ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, then talks about her or his attendance at her wedding.
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Letter, 1925
Mentions: greetings; receipt of the 27-tuman promissory note via Haji Muhammad Taqi the merchant from Dilmaqan, giving it to ‘Illiyah [Khanum], and instructions on behalf of the addressee on how to spend it; Habib Allah Sultan borrowing one hundred and fifty tumans with a repayment plan of three installments; the difficulty of transportation due to the cold weather; that the writer is not able to attend parties as much as before; a request to send some herbal drinks and medicine for his illness; advising that the addressee seek help from Aqa Mirza Husayn Khan the notable of the neighborhood...
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Report of the Fars Police Department, 1919
Includes reports of parties at the houses of Muhammad Mutrib (entertainer) and Mustafa Mutrib and the presence of Karbalayi Jalal with his musical instrument, as well as a woman being accused of robbery
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Report of the Fars Police Department, 1918
Describes a robbery at the house of Abu Talib Pilah-var (retailer) by two women
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Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk love letters, 1909 to 1910
Love letters of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash), son of Karim Dad Khan, to Surur al-Saltanah, daughter of Zarrin Kulah Khanum and Khazin al-Mulk, accompanied by some envelopes and part of a letter, probably from Surur al-Saltanah to Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk. These letters were most likely written during the time between their ‘Aqd (formal contract of marriage) and ‘Arusi (marriage celebration and consummation), while Surur al-Saltanah was living in Tehran and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk was traveling between Tehran and Khurasan; the letters have also been separately included in this collection;...
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- ‘Abd al-Husayn Taymurtash (Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk)(2)
- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(2)
- Sughra Sultan Khanum Surur al-Saltanah(2)
- ‘Iffat al-Muluk Taymurtash(1)
- ‘Abbas Mirza Farmanfarma’ian Salar Lashkar(1)
- Taj al-Saltanah(1)
- Sattar Khan Qarahdaghi (Sardar-i Milli)(1)
- Sakinah Khanum (daughter of ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni)(1)
- Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah)(1)
- Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Tunikabuni(1)
- Mihr Afruz Khanum Shams al-Saltanah(1)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(1)
- Karbalaʼi Maʻsumah Khanum(1)
- Haydar Quli Khan Mafi (Burhan al-Dawlah)(1)
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