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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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Letter about property transfer to Nusrat al-Dawlah, [early 20th century]
Letter concerns request by Najm al-Saltanah to transfer property and water rights to her son-in-law Nusrat al-Dawlah.
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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, informing her of her mother's illness, explaining that events in Burujird have kept him busy and prevented him from visiting his daughter's family in Hamadan, and telling her that he will be sending his wife to Karbala in two months and on their way they will stop in Hamadan, where he will also join them to visit for fifteen days.
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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 her: that he has been very busy and did not have a chance to write earlier, that his resignation was not approved, and that he is arranging for Khanum, Ma‘sumah Khanum, Taqi, and Mahmud to go to Hamadan from Tehran by the end of the month to stay with Zahra Sultan and Huma for a few days, after which they could all join him in Burujird. He then mentions the illness with which Huma was struck according to Farmanfarma's letter and conveys his hope that she is feeling better.
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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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From Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes about her travel: first on the way from Tehran to Qum, Mahmud Khan was thrown out of the carriage, but only had minor injuries on his hands, thus 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 carriage of the servants 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 notes that they stayed in houses provided by...
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Sadiqah Khanum to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam
Sadiqah Khanum writes to her brother, Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam, about problems with the army posting of her husband, Abu al-Hasan Khan Bahaʻ Nizam.
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Letters from Sadiqah Khanum
Letters from Sadiqah Khanum to her brother Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam and Munshi Bashi.
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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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Miscellaneous letters, 1915-1945
Miscellaneous letters, mostly written to Mahin al-Saltanah, A‘zam al-Saltanah, and Nusrat al-Saltanah.
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- travel(8)
- illness(7)
- politics and government(6)
- letter writing(6)
- siblings(4)
- weather(3)
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- silver(3)
- pilgrimages and shrines(3)
- animals(3)
- tea(2)
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- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(6)
- Mahmud Nizam Mafi(4)
- Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah)(3)
- Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi (3)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(3)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(2)
- ‘Abbas Mirza Farmanfarma’ian Salar Lashkar(2)
- Sadiqah Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(2)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(2)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(2)
- Huma Farmanfarma'iyan(2)
- Abu al-Hasan Khan (Baha' Nizam)(2)
- Abu al-Fath Mirza Salar al-Dawlah(2)
- ʻAliyah Khanum (Nusrat Muzaffari Collection)(1)
- Ziyaʼ al-Saltanah [II](1)
- Taj al-Muluk(1)
- Sahm al-Mulk(1)
- Qamar al-Saltanah(1)
- Puran Dukht(1)
- Nur al-Zia’ (Nur al-Saltanah)(1)
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- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(6)
- Mahmud Nizam Mafi(4)
- Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah)(3)
- Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi (3)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(3)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(2)
- ‘Abbas Mirza Farmanfarma’ian Salar Lashkar(2)
- Sadiqah Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(2)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(2)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(2)
- Huma Farmanfarma'iyan(2)
- Abu al-Hasan Khan (Baha' Nizam)(2)
- Abu al-Fath Mirza Salar al-Dawlah(2)
- ʻAliyah Khanum (Nusrat Muzaffari Collection)(1)
- Ziyaʼ al-Saltanah [II](1)
- Taj al-Muluk(1)
- Sahm al-Mulk(1)
- Qamar al-Saltanah(1)
- Puran Dukht(1)
- Nur al-Zia’ (Nur al-Saltanah)(1)
- Muʻin al-Din Mirza Muzaffari(1)
- Munshi Bashi(1)
- Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Furughi(1)
- Muhammad Kazim Imami(1)
- Mirza Hasan Fasihi(1)
- Marziyah Khanum (Nosrat Mozaffari Sabeti)(1)
- Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah(1)
- Mahin al-Saltanah(1)
- Mahdi Quli Mirza(1)
- Liqa’ al-Saltanah(1)
- Kuchulu Khanum(1)
- Khvurshid Khanum (Mahin al-Dawlah)(1)
- Ikram al-Saltanah(1)
- Ijlal Nizam(1)
- Husayn Quli Mirza Nusrat al-Saltanah(1)
- Hidayat Allah Zandshahi(1)
- Haydar Quli Khan Mafi (Burhan al-Dawlah)(1)
- Habib Allah Khan(1)
- Giti Afruz Khanum(1)
- Gawhar Malik Farmanfarma’iyan(1)
- Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah Farmanfarma [II](1)
- Fatimah Khanum ʻIzzat al-Dawlah (daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(1)
- Fakhr al-Saltanah(1)
- Bisharat Khan(1)
- A‘zam al-Saltanah(1)
- Aqdas al-Saltanah(1)
- Anvar al-Dawlah(1)
- Amir Banu(1)
- Ahmad Shah Qajar(1)
- Abu al-Fazl Mirza ‘Azud al-Sultan(1)
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