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Telegram from Asad Allah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Concerning the deeds of Salar al-Dawlah in Kirmanshah including appointing Pasha Khan as the Governor of Hamadan and Baqir Khan Kakavand as the governor of Kangavar, Khazal, and Asadabad. The author mentions that Salar al-Dawlah, accompanied by one thousand soldiers, went to Kangavar and Hamadan, and the residents of Kangavar ran to the Imamzadah out of fear. The author sent his household to Malayir.
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Telegram from Abu al-Fath Mirza Salar al-Dawlah to ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1904
Receiving his sister ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's telegram; expressing his concern about her health and complaining that she has been travelling even though she is ill. He asks her to have a full rest, stay home, and notify him about her health.
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Aman Allah Mirza Jahanbani to his brother
Letter from Aman Allah Mirza [Jahanbani] [II], son of Aman Allah Khan Mirza Ziya’ al-Dawlah, from Russia regarding his father's death and the instability of the political situation in Iran.
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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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Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam: Khadijah Sultan's draft of a letter in which she complains about not receiving any news from her husband and asks him to write more often to her, and also writes about their children (Muhammad ʻAli Khan, Mirza Taqi Khan, and Zahra Sultan)'s well-being; a letter complaining about Riza Quli Khan's decision to send Muhammad ʻAli Khan (their son) to Beirut instead of London or Belgium, arguing that if Beirut were an appropriate place to study, Nizam al-Saltanah would have sent his son there or Sa‘d al-Mulk would have...
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Abu al-Qasim Khan Burhan al-Dawlah to Riza Quli Khan Sardar Mukarram, 1907
Letter from Abu al-Qasim Burhan al-Dawlah to his brother Riza Quli Khan Sardar Mukarram (Nizam al-Saltanah), governor of ‘Arabistan and Luristan. He writes about the rumors of arrival of Salar al-Dawlah with his troops, insecurity in the region, the upheavals in Azarbayjan, and reassures him of the security of the household.
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Khadijah Sultan to her son Muhammad ‘Ali Khan
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her son, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan: a letter in which she informs Muhammad ‘Ali Khan of her own wellbeing and of that of her younger son (Mahmud) and asks her husband not to send their son (Muhammad ‘Ali Khan) to Beirut (because of an epidemic); a letter describing Khadijah Sultan's happiness about the news of her son (Muhammad ‘Ali)'s arrival in Saint Petersburg and also her other son (Taqi)'s decision to join him there; a letter of gratitude for her son's gifts (a mirror and a comb); a letter about the well-being of the members of her family, travel to...
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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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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, 1965
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, in Rome, telling her family news and discussing Ma‘sumah Khanum's interest in mysticism. She asks if her readings have offered her some understanding of human suffering, and requests that she share any insight she may have acquired. As an example, she tells the story of Salar al-Dawlah's wife: "When I was nine years old, our father [Nizam al-Saltanah], the governor of Luristan and ‘Arabistan [Khuzistan] at the time, was sent to fight against Salar al-Dawlah, who was claiming the crown. Salar al-Dawlah...
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Letters from Nizam al-Saltanah to Riza Quli Khan Mafi
Letters from Husayn Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi to his nephew Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi regarding the political situation of the country; his marital life; requesting food from Tehran; sending a horse to Sardar Arfa‘; sending Qavam al-Dawlah's documents; the cook's complaints and the price of goods; management and selling of his property to pay for his debts; the animosity of ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak Amin al-Sultan; his intention to travel to England; his son, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan and his travel to Belgium; insecurity in the borders of Azarbayjan; his relations with the...
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