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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, 1965
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, in Rome, telling her family news and discussing Ma‘sumah Khanum's interest in mysticism. She asks if her readings have offered her some understanding of human suffering, and requests that she share any insight she may have acquired. As an example, she tells the story of Salar al-Dawlah's wife: "When I was nine years old, our father [Nizam al-Saltanah], the governor of Luristan and ‘Arabistan [Khuzistan] at the time, was sent to fight against Salar al-Dawlah, who was claiming the crown. Salar al-Dawlah...
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Power of attorney to Haji Baba, 1901
Aqa Mashhadi Najaf, the son of Haji Muhammad Ganjah, grants his brother, Aqa Mashhadi Haji Baba, the merchant from Ganjah, the power of attorney to manage the transfer of his belongings to his three children, Sughra Khanum, Sariyah Khanum, and Muhammad Muhsin.
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Telegram from Zinat al-Saltanah to Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan, 1919 or 1920
Zinat al-Saltanah asks Aqa Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan to deliver a telegram to Shahzadah Haydar Mirza. After greeting and recommending Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan to Shahzadah Haydar Mirza, she asks him about why she cannot own the endowment properties, contrary to the explicit verdict, and not receiving Haj Mahdi's debts for his rent. At the end of the letter, she mentions the arrival of three packages of medicine and not getting the silver she asked for Musaʻid al-Mulk's wife.
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Two settlements with Hajiyah Zivar Sultan, 1904
Settlement of Hajiyah Zivar Sultan, daughter of the late Haji Muhammad Hasan Tajir [the merchant] from Shiraz known as Salih, with Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin and the children of the late Haji Muhammad (Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim, Khanum Batul, and Khanum Malik) over a house known as Tarf-i Buzurg and half of a house known as Tarf-i Kuchak in Shiraz; and a settlement between Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin on behalf of himself and on behalf of the children of the late Karbalayi Muhammad Kazim (Bibi Sahib Sultan, Bibi Rubab Sultan, Shaykh Ghulam Riza, Bibi Sughra Sultan, and Bibi Qamar Khanum) with Hajiyah Zivar...
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Mujtahid Isfahani, including about the sale of gold and silverwares and turning them into women's jewelry, the power of attorney to perform divorce, and conditions for performing marriage and other legal contracts
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Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj
Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to her half-sisters, Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, the daughters of Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi and his second wife, Munis Aqa. The collection, spanning from 1923 to 1961, includes letters sent during her time in Europe, letters sent back in Iran, and letters sent during Qamar Taj's stay in London. The subjects include a reception for the Ambassador of Afghanistan, a party hosted by the Alliance School, and the Congress of the International Alliance of Women in Paris.
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- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Nur al-Hadi Manganah(1)
- Munir al-Dawlah(1)
- Muhammad Muhsin Muhammad'uf(1)
- Mrs. Zukaʾ al-Dawlah(1)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(1)
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- ʻIffat al-Muluk Khvajah-nuri(1)
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- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(1)
- Yahya Dawlatabadi(1)
- Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Sughra Khanum Muhammad'uf(1)
- Sayyid Husayn Sarlati (ʻImad al-Shariʻah) (1)
- Sariyah Khanum Muhammad'uf(1)
- Sadiqah Dawlatabadi(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum (wife of Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi)(1)
- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Nur al-Hadi Manganah(1)
- Munir al-Dawlah(1)
- Muhammad Muhsin Muhammad'uf(1)
- Mrs. Zukaʾ al-Dawlah(1)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(1)
- Mashhadi Najaf Muhammad'uf(1)
- Mahmud Nizam Mafi(1)
- Mahdukht San‘ati(1)
- Khanum Zukaʾ al-Dawlah Ghaffari(1)
- Khadijah Sultan Khanum (Hazrat Qudsiyah)(1)
- Humayun Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Haji Baba Muhammad'uf(1)
- Haj ʻAli Akbar Sanʻati(1)
- Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi(1)
- Furugh al-Zaman Dawlatabadi (Shahab)(1)
- Fazl Allah Khan(1)
- Faridun Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Fakhr Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Doctor Roland(1)
- Bizhan Dawlatabadi(1)
- Bahman Mirza Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Aqdas Surur(1)
- Akbar Mirza Sarim al-Dawlah(1)
- Abu al-Fath Mirza Salar al-Dawlah(1)