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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
An envelope from Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah in Tehran addressed to Nizam al-Saltanah's wife [Khadijah Sultan, Zahra Sultan's mother] in Mashhad, Khurasan.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes to her mother, Khadijah Sultan Khanum and expresses her concern about not receiving letters from her; talks about the moderate winter weather in Hamadan, the nice people there, and her new social life; she describes how women dress in Hamadan, that the old fashions in Tehran are now becoming fashionable in Hamadan: women wear chaqchur [a kind of leggings] when leaving the house as there is no carriage road in the city and people either walk or ride a donkey. She discusses the way they make jams and sweets and mentions that the prices of some goods are...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam). She tells him about the illness of Hazrat-i Aqa and Sipahsalar's and Farmanfarma's visit. She also mentions that Hazrat-i Aqa has been given the position of Minister of Finance; although the decree was written by the Shah, it is not official yet. On the other hand, Qavam al-Dawlah, the current Minister, is the brother of the premier and the premier has threatened to resign; the situation remains unresolved.
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his wife, Khadijah Sultan, telling her that their escape from the house was unnecessary, as the Bakhtiyaris were unable to harm them. He also points out his accomplishments, noting that he has made a name for himself by returning security and taking the south back from the British. He then mentions Zahra Sultan's good fortune in marrying into the Farmanfarma family and discusses the money he and Farmanfarma are sending, the list of dowry items he sent them, the silverware they can add from their own, and the textiles he has purchased. He concludes...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's birth certificate, 1926
Copy containing the following informaiton: issued January 16, 1926; Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi; father: Riza Quli Khan, mother: Khadijah; birth date: 1895 or 1896; birthplace: Tehran, Sangalaj neighborhood; death: February 3 [?], 1981; place of death: Tehran, house number: 16452.
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his wife, Khadijah Sultan, about sending her money and buying textiles and silverware for Zahra Sultan [probably for her dowry].
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‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar to Khadijah Sultan, 1912
‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar writes to Khadijah Sultan, his mother-in-law, about Sipahdar's departure, his stay in Tabriz and ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's plan to join him.
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Khadijah Sultan to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Khadijah Sultan writes to her daughter, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, and complains that she has not heard from her. She then reports that Aqa [Riza Khan Nizam al-Saltanah] has become the governor of Kirmanshah and describes his preparations for travel and who will accompany him. She also mentions that Nizam al-Saltanah has not left them with enough money and did not even give her back the thousand and two hundred tumans he owed them.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), sharing family news. Specifically, she informs him that their brother and sister, Mahmud Khan and Ma'sumah Khanum, are doing well, but are not much interested in their lessons, since their previous tutors are gone and they do not like the new one.
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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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