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Anis al-Dawlah among people of harem
Inscription printed on the paper frame: "Teheran"
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Anthology of food, [ca. 1873 or 1874]
A satirical anthology of poetry that uses Iranian foods to make fun of government elites, both men and women, including: Nasir al-Din Shah, Muzaffar al-Din Shah (Vali ʻAhd), Aqa Vajih, Fakhr al-Muluk, Ziyaʼ al-Saltanah, ʻIsmat al-Dawlah, Amin al-Saltanah, Turan Aqa, Tuman Aqa, Anis al-Dawlah, Shukuh al-Saltanah, Taj al-Dawlah, Shams al-Dawlah, Akhtar al-Saltanah, Badr al-Saltanah, Zaynab al-Saltanah, ʻIffat al-Saltanah, ʻAʼishah Khanum, Hajiyah Khanum, Amin Aqdas, Imam Jumʻah, Atabak Aʻzam, Iʻtimad al-Saltanah, Shaykh al-Islam, Nazim al-Bikaʼ. The writer, Mayil Afshar, received the titles...
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Group photograph in Nasiri Andarun
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Mu‘tamad al-Mulk, 1869 or 1870
Mahd-i ‘Ulya mentions receiving the Tarikh-i Alfi manuscript, gifted to her by I‘tizad al-Saltanah which Mu‘tamad al-Mulk sent back, and sending some books belonging to ‘Aliyah Khanum
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Letter to Mirza Abu Turab Khan, 1893
Letter addressed to Mirza Abu Turab Khan, about receiving his letter, encouraging him to memorize the Qur’an and pay attention to his studies, purchasing clothing for him, his sister, his cousin, and Mirza Mahdi Khan, and mentioning repair of the pool in the yard; seal of ‘Amid Lashkar on verso
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Navadir al-amsal [with Types of food by Nadir Mirza], late 19th century
This collection consists of two books on food and food science. The first is written in Arabic and divided into several chapters. The second text is a cookbook written in Persian, begun on 7 February 1875 [1 Muharram 1292] and completed on 2 November 1883 [1 Muharram 1301]. The first page includes the author's extended genealogy and a table of contents. According to this note, the author Nadir Mirza was born in April 1827 [Ramadan 1242] in Astarabad and is the son of Badi’ al Zaman Qajar (Sahib Ikhtiyar) and Jahan Sultan, daughter of Muhammad Taqi (Hisam al Saltanah), son of Muhammad Quli...
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Settlement and will of Haji Mulla Husayn, 1882
The document reads in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled 1500 tumans with three of his sons, Mirza Muhammad Riza Khadim, Shaykh Muhammad Baqir, and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli, for a man [three kilograms] of salt. If the settlor dies and the two underage sons [Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli] are adults at the time of executing the will, the settled money, 1500 tumans, should be used for the expenses of the burial, funeral, and other religious duties. Mulla Husayn himself testified to the changes applied to both wills and they are correct. If Mulla Husayn dies while the...
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Settlement and will of Haji Mulla Husayn, 1882
The document reads in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled 1500 tumans and a man [three kilograms] of salt with his three sons, Aqa Mirza Muhammad Riza Khadim, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Baqir, and Aqa Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli. If the settlor dies, these sons, Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli, should, when their mother (Haji Mulla Husayn's permanent wife) is informed, pay the expenses for the burial, funeral, religious tithes and duties, and rawzah using the settled money with Aqa Muhammad Riza. The changes in the two wills were confirmed by the testator when he was alive. If the...
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Testimony about Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim receiving a book from his grandmother, 1874
A testimony stating that the book Hayat al-Qulub, handwritten by Mulla Fath‘ali, belonged to Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim's grandmother, who gave it to Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim, the son of Mulla ‘Abd al-Karim, while she was alive.
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...
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