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Poem by Turan Agha Furugh al-Dawlah
A poem by Turan Agha Furugh al-Dawlah (known as Malakah Iran), wife of Zahir al-Dawlah [and daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah], regarding the bombardment of her house by the Cossack brigade on 25 June 1908.
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Poem by Zahir al-Dawlah
A poem by Zahir al-Dawlah, husband of Turan Agha Furugh al-Dawlah, regarding the bombardment of the Majlis by canon commanded by Muhammad ‘Ali Shah on 23 June 1908.
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Travel expenses
List of travel expenses to Karbalaʼ, Najaf, Mecca, and Medina
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Letter about Major Imbrie's injury
Letter on the letterhead of the Prime Minister reporting the murder of the U.S Vice Consul in Iran, Major Imbrie. According to the report, after the news of a miracle at the Saqqa Khanah on Shaykh Hadi avenue arrived and people start gathering in front of the Saqqa Khanah, Major Imbrie, along with another American friend, went to the scene and started photographing the crowd. Some people who were offended by the fact that their women were being photographed attacked him. He was injured and was taken to the police hospital and, despite the attempts of European and Iranian doctors, died after...
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Letter about visiting the Crown Prince in Tabriz
The writer talks about his mission to Tabriz and visit to the Crown Prince [Muzaffar al-Din Mirza], how this mission had failed and the Crown Prince had refused to see him, saying that he did not need a tutor. He describes the Crown Prince's outrage and adds that Shukuh al-Saltanah knew all along that this mission was doomed to fail. He then gives an account of how he had paid his debts to the butcher, the grocer, and the draper before leaving Tabriz as well as his meeting with Zill al-Sultan. He also mentions Shukuh al-Saltanah's complaint and disappointment about how the Crown Prince did...
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Documents related to Mahd ‘Ulya
Documents related to Mahd ‘Ulya: a receipt with her seal regarding the servants' stipend of 180 tumans received from Khan Nazir (December of 1872); list of the late Mahd ‘Ulya's debts, including what has been paid from the sale of her house, the properties inherited or obtained by her, and her household items; a letter perhaps related to the previous document with a note possibly by ʻAzud al-Mulk and another most likely by Nasir al-Din Shah saying that the matter should be discussed with ʻAzud al-Mulk. The seal on this letter belongs to Muʻin al-Dawlah; price list of items and household...
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