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Narjis Khatun's endowment, 1896
Copy of an endowment with the seal of the office of endowments in Zanjan; Narjis Khatun (known as Amirzadah Khanum), the daughter of Muzaffar al-Dawlah, has endowed the village of Almalu, the revenue from which is to be spent on ta‘ziyah, charity to the poor, and aid for pilgrims. Narjis Khatun herself will be the custodian while she is alive and will be succeeded by her male offspring, by female offspring in the absence of any male descendants, and, in the absence of any female offspring, by the most knowledgable of the learned men of Zanjan. Narjis Khatun has dedicated the merit of the...
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Letters from Galin Khanum to Qahraman Mirza ‘Ayn al-Saltanah
Three Letters from Galin Khanum to her husband, Qahraman Mirza ‘Ayn al-Saltanah, in which she talks about how she misses her husband, describes the mournings of Muharram, and discusses the quarrels between Sharif al-Dawlah and his wife. In one of the letters, she complains about not receiving her living expenses and that she is being neglected by her husband.