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Copy of the telegram from Sahib Khanum to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1912
Sahib Khanum (from Tuysirkan) talks about her husband, Iʻzam al-Mamalik (from Tuysirkan), being forced to go to Hamadan and then Tehran because of the animosity of the princes from Tuysirkan, and their pillage and plunder, and their appointing Jaʻfar Quli Mirza as the Governor of Tuysirkan regardless of the consequences. She mentiones that her son, ʻAlikhan, along with seven more men, was murdered, and asks ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma for justice.
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Correspondence of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1909 to 1924
Correspondence of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, including a letter from Umm al-Khaqan, 1909; Farmanfarma's letter to Shaykh Khaz‘al about the situation in Shiraz, Bushihr, and Iraq, and Britain's policy in Mesopotamia, 1920; Farmanfarma's letter to his son Nusrat al-Dawlah, the governor of Fars about Ihtiram al-Dawlah's trip to Fars, 1924; and three letters from Isma‘il Husayni regarding financial and property matters.
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Husayn al-Husayni to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Husayn al-Husayni reports to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about several events, including a contagious disease in Najaf, Karbala’, and Kazimayn and the battle happening in Mandalij and inquiries about it. The author also writes about the story of a woman who asks Ahmad Khan to help her get divorced from her ill Ottoman husband. Ahmad Khan had given her a place to stay but then he and his son raped her. After her complaint, Ahmad Khan and his son were expelled from Mandalij. Now an investigator has come to Mandalij for the case and asks the woman to show up in court again to answer some...
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Discusses the arrival of ‘Izzat al-Dawlah accompanied by Shahzadah Akbar Mirza to Tehran; some work issues between Shahazadah Akbar Mirza and Mushir al-Dawlah caused by Ja‘far Quli Khan Saham al-Dawlah, and the writer's meditation on resolving the issues; and mentions Shahzadah Akbar Mirza leaving Tehran in three days to go to Kirmanshahan
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Includes explanations about ʻIzzat al-Saltanah's interest in having al-Najq; sending a petition with two thousand tumans, on behalf of ʻIzzat al-Saltanah, to the andaruni, where it can be delivered to the Shah, and the Shah talking on the phone with Mushir al-Saltanah about this matter; ʻIzzat al-Saltanah's order to give a gift to Khazan-i Aqdas and Amin-i Haram; and the author referring to the addressee's request about ʻIzzat al-Saltanah's travel from Tehran to Kirmanshah, asking him to postpone this trip due to her health condition until the addressee is certain about staying in Kirmanshah.
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about ʻIzzat al-Saltanah's request, 1903
About ʻIzzat al-Saltanah's request for a ring to give to Munir al-Dawlah, wife of Hisam al-Mulk, for returning the favor of her hospitality. The author asks for the ring from the government to get it to Munir al-Dawlah on behalf of ʻIzzat al-Saltanah
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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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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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Letters from various senders to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Letters to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about family, business, and financial affairs, including Najm al-Saltanah's consultations with her brother Farmanfarma about her children's marriages
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Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 25 November 1895
Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah writes to her brother, ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, about the government of Ardabil, Nazm al-Saltanah, and ʻAyn al-Dawlah. ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma's response is written on the margins. The envelope has the seal of Najm al-Saltanah's husband, Mirza Fazl Allah Khan Vakil al-Mulk.