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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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Letter, 1925
The writer expresses concern regarding the delayed salary and his intention to travel to Tehran to follow up, if he is not paid by the new year; reports the birth of a brother for Mustafa Khan and that the addressee's sister is doing well and will bathe tomorrow, the well-being of other members of the household, news about other family members and some local news, such as Mirza Baqir's arrest and the confiscation of his property for debt collection, his family living with others and his dismissal from his governmental position, and asks whether the position would be open for the addressee;...
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash) writes to Surur al-Saltanah about expecting her letter and finally receiving it, about her eye pain, how he misses her, and how he cannot continue without her. He then talks about a dispute between Salar and the family of a Mujahid [fighter], and also the possible governance of Turbat by Salar. He asks Surur not to mention these to anyone as these are governmental secrets.
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Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi, 1923 or 1924
Letter from Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi in Mashhad to his brother, probably Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi; discusses political issues, complains about Sardar As‘ad's actions; asks his brother to follow up about his situation; complains about illness and not having medicine, food, and servants; sends greetings to Sarkar Khanum and others, and expresses shame about this situation.
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Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi
Letter from Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to his brother, probably Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi; discusses political issues; complains about Sardar As‘ad's actions; asks his brother to follow up about his situation and says that he would ask him to visit if he gets the governorship of Sabzivar, but will otherwise have to leave Mashhad, as he cannot afford it.
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Complaint by people of Saqqiz, 1915
Includes two petitions by the people of Saqqiz to the Majlis regarding the troubles caused by the new government, for instance housing the government riders in the peasants' houses and taking their household furnishings and never returning them, the evacuation of a residential place where about forty people, including women and children, lived, and sending agents to the peasant houses when the men are at work and the women are alone at home; along with a letter of inquiry from the Majlis to the Ministry of Interior regarding these claims.
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Correspondence regarding Khadijah Khanum's claim over her husband's death, 1921 to 1923
Regarding the death of Muhammad Taqi Bayg, hostler of the French Embassy, who was killed in an accident by a car that belonged to Lynch Company. Documents include Khadijah Khanum's custody of her daughter Kubra, after her husband Muhammad Taqi Bayg's death; copies of their identification certificates; Khadijah Khanum's power of attorney to Mirza Ahmad Khan Shari‘at-zadah to file a claim for her husband's diya (financial compensation); correspondence among the British Consulate, Sardar Ashja‘ (the Governor of Isfahan), the Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding...
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Petition by Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, 1912 to 1917
Correspondence including petitions from ‘Aziz al-Saltanah [probably Nasir al-Din Shah's sister] and Mahbub al-Saltanah, Fatimah Sultan Khanum, and Farangis Khanum, Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, regarding their delinquent salaries, which were supposed to be issued in Gilan; they complain about Mukarram al-Dawlah's negligence. There are also letters from Mukarram al-Dawlah, the Ministries of Finance and Interior, and the Treasury Department.
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Regarding complaints by the Christians of Azarbayjan, 1910
Correspondence among the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, their office in Urumiyah, a representative of the Christian population in Azarbayjan, and the Ottoman Embassy, regarding the complaints by the Christians against the nomadic Kurds who plunder their villages and abduct Christian girls, as well as the complaint by the French and American embassies in support of the Christians.
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Complaint against Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman camp, 1915
Includes a petition to the Majlis regarding the harassment by Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman army in Karand, ruining and pillaging villages, the arrest and execution of the people of the Kalhur, Sanjabi, and Guran clans, and the capture of fifty women from the families residing in the vicinity of the Karand caravansary and accusing them of theft. Also includes a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Ra’uf Bayg and Ottomans harassing people who live near the borders and the attack by Isma‘il Haqi Bayg on the Sanjabi clan, ruining and setting fire to the village of Hajim...
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- ‘Abd al-Husayn Taymurtash (Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk)(2)
- Sughra Sultan Khanum Surur al-Saltanah(2)
- ‘Iffat al-Muluk Taymurtash(1)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
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- ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni Muntazim al-Mulk(1)
- Zahra Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(1)
- Taj al-Saltanah(1)
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- Sattar Khan Qarahdaghi (Sardar-i Milli)(1)
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- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(1)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(1)
- Mihr Afruz Khanum Shams al-Saltanah(1)
- Mahbub al-Saltanah(1)
- Jahan Ara Hajiyah Khanum(1)
- Ismaʻil Husayni(1)
- Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah Farmanfarma [II](1)
- Fatimah Sultan Khanum (wife of Nasir al-Din Shah)(1)
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