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Tarbiat-i nisvan
This book is a partial translation of Tahrir al-mar'a, by Qasim Amin (publihsed in Cairo, 1899). It was translated from Arabic into Persian by Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani (I'tisam al-Mulk, Parvin I'tisami's father).
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Gawhariyah
A compilation of poems by Shams al-Shu‘ara’ initiated by Mirza Ahmad Khan Fatih al-Mulk in May 1901 and completed in July 1902. According to the book's introduction, Gawhar Khanum is the daughter of Musa Khan and Tayqun Khanum (a daughter of Fath ‘Ali Shah).
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Alfiyah va shalfiyah
This manuscript is one of the class of works that goes by the generic title of 'Lizzat al-nisa’' or 'Women's pleasure.' It covers the use of medicinal drugs for personal beauty and as aphrodisiacs, and a manual explaining and illustrating various positions during sexual intercourse. The text ultimately derives from Sanskrit works such as the Kamasutra and Kokashastra. The manuscript is of Indian provenance, as is clear from the thirty-four illustrations executed in a popular nineteenth-century style. There is a personal seal, illegible, on the last page.
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The Heir of Haj Ghafur (A play)
The name of the play writer and the date are not indicated. The play is sarcastic and critical of family relations, inheritance, and marriage.
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Divan of Shuhrah
According to a note on the first page, This book consists of poems by Prince ʻAliriza Mirza, the son of Fathʻali Shah, whose pen name was Shuhrah. He lived in malayir in his last years. He was married to Dildar Khan, the former wife of Shaykh al- Muluk. According to Firaydun Mirza, most poems in this book are hand-written by Dildar Khan who was from Luristan.
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Collection of essays
The manuscript includes different essays: An essay by Muhammad Taqi Burghani (1758- 1845) and another by Shaykh Muhammad Razi Gilani. The collection also includes these three: Explanation and receipt for doing prayers on behalf of the deceased Sayyidah Kulsum, the daughter of Haji Sayyid ʻAli (Dod. 1898) and the will of Muhammad Razi, the son of Mirza Kuchak (including instructions for paying the mahr of two wives). The will is dated 6 November 1900. At the end of the manuscript there is a short part on the etiquette of marriage.
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Maʻayib al-rijal [Vices of men]
Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of Men], written by Bibi Khanum Astarabadi (1858 or 59-1921) in 1894, first published in 1992. Vices of Men was Bibi Khanum’s response to Ta’dib al-niswan [Disciplining Women], also known as Ta’dib al-nisa’, a male-centered, often misogynous text in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters. This text begins autobiographically with Bibi Khanum explaining her social and educational background. The text is composed of two sections; the first is a direct wittily angry response to Disciplining Women. The...
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Basat-i nishat
A sarcastic and male-centered essay in which noble women are "ugly" or old, and female slaves are pretty, kind and well-behaved.There are parts on men's desire for men and women's desire for women, vows of sisterhood, preparation of the bride and groom for the wedding night, wives and husbands relationships, etc. Parts of the document refer to Kulsum Nanah. At the end, there is a review of different types of pleasure according to their length.
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Collection of tales
This collection consists of different pieces with different styles. Parts of it are written in a history book style. There might be parts of ʻAzudi History or older histories going back to Safavid and Zand eras. There are some tales and proverbs. Another piece is about military education. There is a record of a meeting about Shahi Bank in which Nasir al-Din Shah has been present and then a complimentary explanation about banks in general and how they work. The last part, Latayif and Zarayif, consists of jokes and tales and seems to be from Nasiri era.
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Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining women]
Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining Women], also known as Ta’dib al-nisaʼ, is a male-centered, often misogynous text written in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters. According to Ruhangiz Karachi, the author of this text is most probably Khanlar Mirza Ihtisham al-Dawlah (d. 1861, a son of Fath ‘Ali Shah). See “Who is the original author of Ta’dib al-nisvan?”, Tarikh-i adabiyat, 65, 3 (summer 2010): 199-208. This version is written in the hand of Asiyah, daughter of Sayyid Husayn Husayni on 2 Shaʻban 1313 [18 January 1896], and...
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