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Correspondence of Tajmah Khanum
Correspondence of Tajmah Khanum, daughter of I‘tizad al-Saltanah, including a letter from her father discussing the use of mineral water and his return to Tehran in the near future, July [27?], 1880; a letter to Nasir al-Din Shah regarding a property in Khani Abad; guest lists and letters to her husband ‘Izz al-Dawlah Salur regarding the weddings of their daughters.
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Giti Afruz Humayunfar's interview
Giti Afruz Humayunfar's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Samila Amir Ebrahimi, on April 18, 2017. Giti Khanum shares memories from her own life, her mother and father, and other family members.
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Kamran Dowlatshahi's Interview
Kamran Dowlatshahi's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar in Davood Mirza Muzaffari Qajar's house on 30 October 2009. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people, especially women, in the Qajar era.
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Kulliyat of Tajmah Khanum
Tajmah Khanum wrote this book, composed of three parts. The first part consists of nearly 120 verses. The first poem is a sonnet written by the poet when she was 16 and the last one was written to praise Riza Shah. The second part is more than 20 letters and notes, which are mostly administrative and legal. Other letters were addressed to women who where contemporaries of Tajmah Khanum. The third part of this book is a selection of poems by Persian poets from Rudaki to the Qajar period.
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Letters from Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam and his wife to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam
Letters from Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam and his wife to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam concerning family matters.
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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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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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Muhammad to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1894
The author writes about ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza’s distress caused by so much travel and suggests that to avoid more expenses and exhaustion, he should excuse himself and cancel his trip to Tehran.
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Notebook regarding the government of Kirmanshah, provinces of Sunqur and Kulyayi
The notebook includes two reports. First one, Sunqur and Kulyayi's governor's reports to Kirmanshahan's government concerning bi-annual record of the year of 1924. The second report is to answer the questions of the ministries of commerce, agriculture and public works about the cattle plague in the area.
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Regarding Khadijah Sultan and Fatimah Sultan's salaries, 1910
Documents include a confirmation letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the salaries of Khadijah Sultan Fakhr al-Mazahib and Fatimah Sultan Badr al-Mazihib, daughters of Francois Baron Studak; their power of attorney to Mirza ‘Abd al-Rahim Khan Mujallal al-Saltanah to represent and receive their salaries; and their identity verification and salary forms