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Will of Sayyid Mahmud Musavi
Will of Sayyid Mahmud Musavi, addressed to his son, Sayyid Husayn Musavi, in which he asks him to take care of the following in case something happens to him in Mecca: Aqa Muhammad Sadiq (one of Sayyid Mahmud's sons) inherits twice as much as his other sons. The all his furniture will belong to Sayyid Mahmud Musavi's wife. The garden's house will be Manuchihr's. They have to spend 1000 tumans for Sayyid Mahmud himself. This will is succeeded by another will, which is different from the first one: in this second will, Sayyid Mahmud writes that his wife will inherit the equivalent of a...
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Jahan Ara to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam and Hakimbashi
Two letters enclosed in same envelope from Jahan Ara (Hajiyah Khanum) Pizishkiyan to her son-in-law, Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam, and father, Mirza Hasan Khan Hakimbashi.
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Letters to Banu-yi Ashraf
Letters to Banu-yi Ashraf from family employees. The first letter is accompanied by two envelopes and is written by Sayyid Hashim.
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Part of a letter
The writer shares some news about the purchase of a slave (Khvajah) for the crown prince from Somalia for two thousand tumans and mentions that Aqa brought four Kaniz (female slaves) for Khalah Jan, Mahmud Khan, Mademoiselle, and the writer. Three of them are Baluchis and one is Bambasi. Aqa also brought a male slave as a souvenir for the writer; his name is Qanbar. S/he then describes three things that s/he wanted during the three years that Aqa was governing the ports and has them all now: a good gun, a mare called ‘Abid, and now Qanbar. S/he then describes the mares and the horses that...
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Sipahsalar Tunikabuni to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam
Consists of three letters in one envelope: (1) Sipahsalar Tunikabuni to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam; (2) Muhammad Vali to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam; (3) Khayr al-Nisaʼ, daughter of Sipahsalar Tunikabuni, to Sakinah Khanum.
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Questions and answers, 1931
Questions for Ayatollah ‘Abd al-Karim Ha’iri from Yazd regarding various issues, including women menstruation during Hajj, temporary marriage between an underage girl or boy and an adult man or woman, with the permission from the child's father, and their sexual pleasure and intercourse
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Letters from Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam to Munshi Bashi
Letters include the following: Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam writes to Mirza Hasan Khan Munshi Bashi about a trip to Tunikabun; about the division of a shipment of lettuce among family members; about the government's seizure of the properties of Qamar Khanum, daughter of Sa‘d al-Saltanah; Mirza Hasan instructs Munshi Bashi to give 700 tumans to Rafʻat al-Saltanah Mulkara, wife of his deceased father, Mirza Masʻud Shaykh al-Islam, to settle a family inheritance dispute; about the state of affairs since the constitutional revolution, and the efforts of his wife, Rukhsarah Khanum, to get him to...
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Notebook of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, 1966-1983
The notebook's original title is: "Notebook for recording the books currently available at the Hadi Dawlatabadi Library since its founding (5/5/1966), which were transferred from various libraries for sale." It includes poetry, book lists, and miscellaneous notes. This notebook is accompanied by two printed pages of a prayer.
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Houri Mostofi Moghadam's Interview
Houri Mostofi Moghadam's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 29 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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Fragment of Subh-i Azal's Biography
A fragment of Subh-i Azal's biography, written by ‘Atiyah Ruhi, which covers his life from childhood until his exile to Cyprus.
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