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Letter, 1923
Regarding: inquiring about the addressee's requested promotion; severe floods, causing the destruction of houses including Vusuq al-Hukama's building, and two people are missing; the earthquake in Turbat near Mashhad, which lasted eight days and, according to Tehran's newspapers, resulted in the death of four thousand people; collecting aid for the victims; the thunderstorm in Qarajah Dagh damaging one hundred trees; the hail in Khuy, each ball of which was as large as an egg, damage to the crops; purchasing cheese for the household; Mustafa Khan's departure; other local news; and greetings...
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Will of Haji Mahdi Aqa, 1904
Haji Mahdi Aqa the merchant from Salmas, the son of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim the merchant, has assigned his nephew, Haji Mirza Aqa Muhammad Riza the merchant, as the executor of his will and Haji ‘Ali Aqa the merchant as the overseer. They are responsible for paying his debts and determining one-third of his belongings to be spent on the religious expenses of his will. The interest from the rest of his belongings goes to all the inheritors for ten years, after which the land will belong to his older sons and his daughters will be able to reside in the houses within the gardens. The younger sons...
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Correspondence of I‘timad al-Atibba’ (Sultan al-Atibba’) and his son Mu‘tamad al-Sultan
Correspondence of I‘timad al-Atibba’ (Sultan al-Atibba’) and his son Mu‘tamad al-Sultan, including several letters concerning family, business, and household affairs.
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Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk love letters, 1909 to 1910
Love letters of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash), son of Karim Dad Khan, to Surur al-Saltanah, daughter of Zarrin Kulah Khanum and Khazin al-Mulk, accompanied by some envelopes and part of a letter, probably from Surur al-Saltanah to Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk. These letters were most likely written during the time between their ‘Aqd (formal contract of marriage) and ‘Arusi (marriage celebration and consummation), while Surur al-Saltanah was living in Tehran and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk was traveling between Tehran and Khurasan; the letters have also been separately included in this collection;...
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Will of Husayn Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah, 1908
Will of Husayn Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah. He divides his properties into two parts: one half goes to his grandchildren from Mirza Husayn Khan, Ghulam Husayn and his sister Fatimah Sultan Khanum and the other half to his daughter, Batul (Fakhr al-Saltanah), and her mother. He endowed some of his properties to be used for hospitals, roads, and the education of orphans. Burhan al-Dawlah and the mother of Batul are the administrators of his will.
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Taj al-Muluk Davallu Qajar Tajbakhsh Zamandar's Interview- part 2
Taj al-Muluk Tajbakhsh Zamandar's interview conducted by Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 18 October 2009. She shares her memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people, especially women, in the Qajar era.
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Taj Iran Zarghami's interview- part I
The first part of Taj Iran Zarghami's interview, which was conducted on January 10, 2015 by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Huma Dayhimi (the daughter of Taj Iran Zarghami) in Vienna, Austria. She shares memories of her childhood and youth, discussing her mother, Turan al-Dawlah, and her grandmother, Taj al-Saltanah (the daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah).
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‘Abd al-Karim's will, 1895
The will of ‘Abd al-Karim Sahib Dihdashti, the merchant from Shiraz and son of Muhammad Ibrahim Dihdashti the merchant. He has appointed the following four people as the executors of his will and as the guardians for his underage children: Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali (son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin Shirazi the merchant), his [‘Abd al-Karim's] wife (daughter of Mirza Muhammad Riza Dihdashti the merchant), Haj Sayyid Isma‘il Shabankarah the merchant (son of Sayyid ‘Ali Shabankarah and resident of Bushihr), and Haj Ghulam ‘Ali Bihbahani the merchant (son of Mashhadi Riza the merchant). ‘Abd al-Karim has...
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Letters from Najm al-Saltanah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Najm al-Saltanah's letters to her brother ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, including the following: one about a disease outbreak in Tehran and the health of various women at the court; one requesting her brother's advice on several properties, including Ismaʻil Abad and the qanat of Rustam Abad; some about the appointment of her husband Vakil al-Mulk to the Ardabil government; one about her decision to cancel her pilgrimage at Farmanfarma's request; one about her desire that Muzaffar al-Din Mirza (then the crown prince) permit his daughter (Ashraf Fakhr al-Dawlah, daughter of Surur...
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Mahd ‘Ulya's correspondence
Correspondence of Mahd ‘Ulya, mother of Nasir al-Din Shah, including a letter from Nasir al-Din Shah concerning properties of Surur al-Saltanah; a letter to ‘Ali Quli Mirza I‘tizad al-Saltanah; a letter to Mirza Jan; letters from Mahd ‘Ulya to Shahzadah Jan concerning family and property matters including travel to Khurasan, Mi‘mar's sit-in, and Tarim properties.
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- ʻAbbas Mirza Qajar Iftikhar Nizam(2)
- Zinat al-Saltanah(2)
- Victoria (daughter of Madam Susan and Amir Ismʻail Mirza)(2)
- Taj al-Saltanah(2)
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- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](2)
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- Riza Shah Pahlavi(2)
- Riza Quli Khan Davallu Qajar Tajbakhsh(2)
- Nuzhat al-Saltanah (wife of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(2)
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- Zinat al-Saltanah(2)
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- Taj al-Saltanah(2)
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- Taj al-Muluk Ayramlu(2)
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- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](2)
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- Sarv Jahan Khanum (wife of Hashim Khan Davallu Qajar)(2)
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- Riza Shah Pahlavi(2)
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- Munavvar Khanum (Shahzadah Agha)(2)
- Muhammad Hasan Mirza, Crown Prince(2)
- Mirza Yahya Khan Mu‘tamad al-Mulk (Mushir al-Dawlah)(2)
- Mihr Afruz Khanum Shams al-Saltanah(2)
- Maymanat al-Muluk (daughter of Afsar al-Muluk and Riza Quli Khan Davllu Qajar)(2)
- Manuchihr Iskandari Qajar(2)
- Malik Iraj Mirza (son of Farah al-Saltanah and Malik Mansur)(2)
- Mahin Banu (daughter of Sabih al-Dawlah and Malik Mansur Mirza)(2)
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- Kaykavus Mirza (son of Nayyir al-Saltanah and Malik Mansur Mirza)(2)
- Jamshid Davallu(2)
- Irandukht Qajar (daughter of Ahmad Shah Qajar)(2)
- Ihtiram al-Dawlah (wife of Malik Mansur Mirza)(2)
- Ibrahim Khan (son of Afsar al-Muluk and Riza Quli Khan Davallu Qajar)(2)
- Huma Khanum (Khanum Iftikhar)(2)
- Hidayat Allah Zamandar(2)
- Hashim Khan Davallu Qajar(2)
- Hashim Khan (son of Afsar al-Muluk and Riza Quli Khan Davallu Qajar)(2)
- Giti Afruz Khanum(2)
- Fath Allah Mirza Malik Mansur(2)
- Farah al-Saltanah (Hamdam al-Muluk)(2)
- Azarmidukht(2)
- Asif al-Saltanah(2)
- Aqdas al-Dawlah (daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(2)
- Amir Ismaʻil Mirza(2)
- Amir Hasan Khan Shujaʻ al-Saltanah(2)
- Akbar Mirza Rukni(2)
- Akbar Mirza (son of Nayyir al-Saltanah and Malik Mansur Mirza)(2)
- Ahmad Shah Qajar(2)
- Abu al-Hasan Mirza (son of Farah al-Saltanah and Malik Mansur Mirza)(2)
- ‘Ali Quli Mirza I‘tizad al-Saltanah(1)
- ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak (Amin al-Sultan)(1)
- ‘Abd al-Majid Mirza ‘Ayn al-Dawlah(1)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- ‘Abbas Mirza Nayib al-Saltanah(1)
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- ʻAziz al-Muluk (Taj Iran Zarghami Collection)(1)
- ʻAli Asghar Majidi Garakani(1)
- ʻAbbas Khvajah-nuri(1)
- Zahra Imami (Ziyaʼ al-Saltanah [III])(1)
- Yavar Khan(1)
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- Taj Iran Zarghami(1)
- Sultan Khanum (Bayani Collection)(1)
- Sultan Ahmad Mirza ʻAzud al-Saltanah(1)
- Shaykh Fazl Allah Nuri(1)
- Shawkat al-Dawlah(1)
- Shams Banu Khanum(1)
- Sayyid ʻAbd Allah Mujtahid Bihbahani(1)
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- Sattar Khan Qarahdaghi (Sardar-i Milli)(1)
- Sardar Akram(1)
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- Salar Fazl Allah Pahlavi-nizhad(1)
- Sakinah Khanum (Bayani Collection)(1)
- Saham al-Dawlah(1)
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- Rafʻat al-Mamalik(1)
- Quds Iran Juz’ Khvajah-nuri(1)
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- Nazm al-Saltanah(1)
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- Muhammad Quli Khan(1)
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- Muhammad Hasan Khan Mafi (Sa‘d al-Mulk)(1)
- Mirza ‘Alinaqi Khan Hakim al-Mamalik(1)
- Mirza Muhammad Husayn (son of Haji Sayyid Qasim)(1)
- Mirza Kazim Khan Nuri (Nizam al-Mulk)(1)
- Mirza Ibrahim Mustawfi Tafrishi(1)
- Mirza Hasan‘ali Khan Garusi (Amir Nizam)(1)
- Masʻud (son of Baygum Agha and Mirza Riza Masʻudi Khurasani)(1)
- Maryam Jan Baygum (Afaq Bibi Jahan)(1)
- Manizhah Khanum (wife of Abu al-Hasan Mirza)(1)
- Malik Zadah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Dawlah(1)
- Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah(1)
- Malik Mansur Mirza Shu‘a‘ al-Saltanah(1)
- Malik Jahan Khanum Mahd-i ‘Ulya(1)
- Khujastah Khanum Jahanbani (Taj al-Dawlah)(1)
- Khanum Kuchik(1)
- Jalal al-Dawlah(1)
- Iʻtimad al-Atibba’ (Sultan al-Atibba’)(1)
- Ismaʻil Mirza Muʻtamad al-Dawlah Masʻud(1)
- Husaynquli Khan Nizam al-Dawlah(1)
- Husayn Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah(1)
- Huma Fasihi(1)
- Hajiyah Bibi Khanum(1)
- Gawhar Malik Turan al-Saltanah(1)
- Galin Khanum (Shirin Dukht Sultani Nuri Collection)(1)
- Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah Farmanfarma [II](1)
- Fazl Allah Khan Tabatabaʼi Vakil al-Mulk Tabrizi Diba(1)
- Fatimah Sultan Anis al-Dawlah(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ‘Ismat al-Dawlah(1)
- Fatimah Ha’iri (Juz’ Khvajah-nuri)(1)
- Fakhr al-Atibba’(1)
- Dust ‘Ali Khan Nizam al-Dawlah Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik(1)
- Dust Muhammad Khan Iʻtisam al-Dawlah(1)
- Changiz Vushmigir(1)
- Baygum Agha (Khanum Amir)(1)
- Bashir al-Muluk(1)
- Badiʻ al-Mulk Mirza ʻImad al-Dawlah(1)
- Ashraf al-Muluk Amini (Fakhr al-Dawlah)(1)
- Ashraf Khanum Surur al-Saltanah (Hazrat-i ʻUlya)(1)
- Arbab Faraj Zargham(1)
- Anushiravan Khan ‘Ayn al-Mulk (I‘tizad al-Dawlah)(1)
- Aminah Daftar al-Muluk(1)
- Amin al-Mamalik(1)
- Akram al-Dawlah (daughter of Sahib Divan)(1)
- Akhtar al-Zaman(1)
- Afsar al-Muluk (daughter of Huma Khanum and ‘Abbas Mirza Iftikhar Nizam)(1)
- Afsaneh Najmabadi(1)
- Abu al-Qasim Khan(1)
- Abu al-Qasim Fazl Khurasani(1)
- Abu al-Hasan Diba Siqat al-Dawlah(1)
- Abu al-Fath Mirza Salar al-Dawlah(1)
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