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Booklet of Writing on Babi Religion
This booklet is about the lives of Bab and his followers, as well as his writings.
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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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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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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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Group of musicians
A group of musicians of the Nasiri court accompanying Nasir al-Din Shah in one of his trips near Tehran; according to the inscription, pictured, from the left, areL Muhammad Sadiq, the Santur player and son of Muttalib, the Kamancheh player; Ghulam Bachchah [the servant]; in front of him: Husayn Khan Churti; in front of Husayn Khan: Ghulamriza Khan, and Ghulam Husayn. Other inscriptions: "[the photograph] was taken at one of the mountains of Siapalas where His Majesty had traveled in August or September of 1869, along with his companions. A high mountain above the Siapalas spring. To the...
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Group portrait
In Nasir al-Din Shah's handwriting: "In September, 1879, at Niyavaran; Anis al-Dawlah reading the Qur’an accompanied by Shaykh Kurah [the blind Shaykh]"
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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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