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Ahmad to Salar Mu‘azzam, 1903
Letter from Ahmad to Salar Mu‘azzam. He writes about his travel to Karbala and Najaf, recommends a warmer relationship with Mu‘in al-Tujjar, describes how the ambassador was received by Sardar Akram, discusses the management of his properties, talks about the well-being of Hajar and Salar Mu‘azzam's mother, and the increasing of house rents in Tehran and his personal debts.
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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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Letters about property management in Karbala’
Two letters to Haji ‘Abd Allah, the merchant from Yazd: in the first letter (1905), Karbalayi writes about the destruction of the religious tombs in Karbala’ and notes that because of the current situation, there are less pilgrims and no demand for Haji ‘Abd Allah's houses except by the widows. He is asking for permission to rent the houses to these wealthy women for three lira per year; in the second letter (1919) from Najaf, the writer complains about the difficulties in managing the properties of Haji ‘Abd Allah in Karbala’.
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Letters from various senders to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Letters to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about family, business, and financial affairs, including Najm al-Saltanah's consultations with her brother Farmanfarma about her children's marriages
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Payment instruction and affidavit, 1918 and 1929
Two sets of writing on a sheet of paper: Nuzhat al-Dawlah's request that Haji ‘Ali Aqa Kumpani pay seventy tumans to Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, dated May 1, 1918. The second is an inquiry regarding the late Nuzhat al-Dawlah's will written on April 13, 1924, which included the villages of Sis and Malikzadah and has passed the ownership of some properties to the writer and three other people. When the will was written, the writer resided in Najaf. S/he returned three years later (one year after Nuzhat al-Dawlah's death). Now, five years after the will, s/he is asking for testimony of those who...
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Two settlements regarding the transfer of properties
Settlement regarding the transfer of property from Baygum Khanum to her mother, Zahra Baygum, as well as Zahra Baygum's vow to pay the burial and funeral expenses of Baygum Khanum (1866); Settlement regarding transfer of a house and a small garden from Zahra Baygum to Halimah Khanum (1881).
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Umm al-Khaqan's legal and financial documents
Legal and financial documents belonging to Taj al-Muluk Khanum Umm al-Khaqan, daughter of ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and Amir Kabir, wife of Muzaffar al-Din Shah, and mother of ‘Izzat al-Dawlah (wife of Farmanfarma) and Muhammad ‘Ali Shah, including: Settlement to transfer the ownership of some properties of Mirza Haji Rahim Vakil al-Dawlah to Umm al-Khaqan (1895 -1898); settlement concerning properties of Umm al-Khaqan and Mirza Haji Rahim Vakil al-Dawlah (1906); a note from Umm al-Khaqan concerning her debt of 3,800 tomans to Farmanfarma (1901 or 1902); power of attorney from Umm al-Khaqan to ‘Abd...
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Will of Haji Mahdi Aqa, 1904
Haji Mahdi Aqa the merchant from Salmas, the son of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim the merchant, has assigned his nephew, Haji Mirza Aqa Muhammad Riza the merchant, as the executor of his will and Haji ‘Ali Aqa the merchant as the overseer. They are responsible for paying his debts and determining one-third of his belongings to be spent on the religious expenses of his will. The interest from the rest of his belongings goes to all the inheritors for ten years, after which the land will belong to his older sons and his daughters will be able to reside in the houses within the gardens. The younger sons...
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Will of I‘tizad al-Saltanah, 1873
Will of ‘Ali Quli Mirza I‘tizad al-Saltanah, son of Fath ‘Ali Shah, in which, he introduces Shahzadah Mu‘tamad al-Dawlah as the administrator of his will and his wife, mother of Muhammad Husayn Mirza and Shahzadah Khanum Banu, [Sultan Khanum], as the guardian of her children and the supervisor of the administration of the will.
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Wills of Iskandar Khan, 1904 to 1908
1- In his will, dated October 20, 1904, Haj Iskandar Khan Yavar has appointed Aqa Mir Asad Allah and Aqa Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Aqa Mirza Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar the executors of his and his wife's wills and Mulla Isma‘il Shaykh al-Islam as their overseer. According to a separate document, he has given a fifth of his belongings, including properties, household furnishings, clothing, and the mahr to his wife [Baygum Khanum]. Of what remains, after deducting his debts, a third should be spent on: thirty years of prayers and fasts on his behalf, the Hajj, his burial in Najaf, and charity. The...
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