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Affidavit regarding the ownership of two diamonds, 1915

Affidavit regarding Mirza Sayyid ‘Ali Khan's (and not Khanum Mushrif al-Saltanah's) ownership of two diamonds, and requesting their return. The people confirming the affidavit are: ‘Ali Akbar, Khalil, Jalil, Sayyid Muhammad al-Husayni, Hishmat Allah, and Mirza Nasr Allah.
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Court order regarding an icon belonged to the late Fakhr al-Hajiyah, 1913

Fars Court of Justice's order on the case about a silver icon with diamonds that the late Fakhr al-Hajiyah had given to Rahman Kalimi [jewish Rahman], but the icon has been destroyed. Navvab Amjad I‘tibar al-Dawlah claims the icon, and the court decides that based on a settlement from November 5, 1913, none of the parties have any right or claim over the icon any longer. The court's seal is at the end of the document.
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Petition to get back possessions, 1917

Petition by Aqa Buzurg Kharraz [the shoe seller], son of Karbalayi Mahmud Kharraz, to Hujjat al-Islam Aqa Sayyid ‘Ali, requesting to call the witnesses to testify that Aqa Buzurg's wife (daughter of Haji Mirza Baba) possessed his belongings listed in the document, which she denies. On the margin, names of the witness women are listed as: Khanum ‘Ismat (wife of Mirza Muhammad Baqir), Rubab Sultan (daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim from Shiraz), Khanum ‘Azra, and Khanum Hufi (wife of Mirza Muhammad Ja‘far Khan). Hujjat al-Islam's response is on the margin as well.
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Dowry registry

List of some items (probably someone's dowry) such as: carpet, beddings, carpet cover, mirror, rosewater sprinkler, crystal glasses, crystal salt shaker, brass brazier, silver box, crystal hookah, gold bracelets, gold earrings, scarf, a broadcloth robe, tirmah hat, and socks
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Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

From Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah to her brother, ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma and accompanied by an envelope; Najm al-Saltanah discusses visiting ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and the marriage and the wedding of her daughter, Daftari [Daftar al-Muluk] and Farmanfarma's son, Nusrat [Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah], complains that Farmanfarma has not spent enough on the wedding, and discusses what Farmanfarma needs to do and what he should purchase in some detail.
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Miscellaneous letters, 1915-1945

Miscellaneous letters, mostly written to Mahin al-Saltanah, A‘zam al-Saltanah, and Nusrat al-Saltanah.
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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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Parvanah Sulaymani- part 1

Parvanah Sulaymani's interview conducted by Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, on December 4, 2018; Parvanah Khanum shares memories of her childhood, her mother and father, and other family members
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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 Nusrat al-Saltanah to A‘zam al-Saltanah

Nusrat al-Saltanah writes from Europe to his wife, A‘zam al-Saltanah, in Tehran, about his financial situation, family affairs, and his daily activities in Europe.

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Affidavit regarding the ownership of two diamonds, 1915

Court order regarding an icon belonged to the late Fakhr al-Hajiyah, 1913

Petition to get back possessions, 1917

Dowry registry

Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

Miscellaneous letters, 1915-1945

Kamran Dowlatshahi's Interview

Parvanah Sulaymani- part 1

Letters from Nizam al-Saltanah to Riza Quli Khan Mafi

Letters from Nusrat al-Saltanah to A‘zam al-Saltanah

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Affidavit regarding the ownership of two diamonds, 1915

Court order regarding an icon belonged to the late Fakhr al-Hajiyah, 1913

Petition to get back possessions, 1917

Dowry registry

Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

Miscellaneous letters, 1915-1945

Kamran Dowlatshahi's Interview

Parvanah Sulaymani- part 1

Letters from Nizam al-Saltanah to Riza Quli Khan Mafi

Letters from Nusrat al-Saltanah to A‘zam al-Saltanah

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