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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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Chronicle of the daily life of Shahzadah Yamin al-Dawlah and the Crown Prince, 1868
Shahzadah Yamin al-Dawlah's account of daily life, including his meetings with the Friday Prayer Imam, the Shah, Mahd-i ‘Ulya, Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik, Nayib al-Saltanah, Mustawfi al-Mamalik, and Fakhr al-Muluk, the cancellation of a wrestling match at Nigaristan, going to the baths, getting photo equipment, the Crown Prince's picture being taken by ‘Akkas Bashi (son of Aqa Isma‘il), going to Shah ‘Abd al-‘Azim shrine, receiving the Shah's writing and a pen case via Yahya Khan, and an incident involving the gatekeepers and a European. The account of the Crown Prince's daily life includes...
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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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Hafez Farmayan's Interview- part 2
Hafez Farmayan's interview conducted by Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 6 February 2010. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people in the Qajar era. Hafez Farmayan describes the life of his Father (ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma) in his estate in Tehran, his childhood memories of his mother and other co-wives, and his siblings and other people living on the estate.
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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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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1864 or 1865
She writes about her illness, Hakim Bashi and Hakim Masih's visit, asks for the iron that Hakim Tuluzan used to massage her back in the past, requests that Nasir al-Din Shah's hunters send her some see-see partridges, and mentions being blessed by the outfit Nasir al-Din Shah gifted to her
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1864 or 1865
She writes about her recovery, feeling better after receiving the addressee's telegram, awaiting his return, and sending some tangerines, pickles, and tea with Agha Jawhar for good luck during the hunting season
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1869 or 1870
Mahd-i ‘Ulya writes about sending Qurban‘ali Bayg with cucumber and eggplant pickles, sour cherries, and qavut; her sickness and a visit by Mirza Hasani Hakim, Mirza ‘Abd al-Vahhab from Farahzad, and Mirza Riza. She mentions sending back a girl, whom she had considered for marriage to the addressee, to her mother after learning about her seizures and sends the ring meant for her to Nasir al-Din Shah to give to ‘Ayishah Khanum.
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to ‘Ayn al-Mulk, 1863
She talks about I‘timad al-Dawlah's recovery, his overeating, and Hakim Bashi and Hakam Masih's visit; mentions sending ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and her children to Kashanak on the first day of the month, considered a fortunate time; talks about Iftikhar and Qamar al-Saltanah's visit and making halva for Arba‘in; mentions the Shah's aunt's appetite despite her stomach pain; and asks about the promisory note the addressee was supposed to send for a ring
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Letter to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1864 or 1865
Reports on payment of stipends to some Qajar gentlemen in the presence of Mu‘in al-Mulk, visiting Mahd-i ‘Ulya and her well-being, and a letter from Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Bayglarbaygi
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