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Five letters from Muhammad Shah to Taj al-Dawlah, 1838
Letters from Muhammad Shah to his mother, Taj al-Dawlah, include expressions of his love and his longing to see her, his satisfaction of Sayf al-Dawlah’s work, and describes using new ammunitions that have improved the army's performance
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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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Letter on behalf of Khavar Khanum to Iran-i naw, 1909
Regarding a burglary
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Miscellaneous correspondence
Miscellaneous correspondence, including a letter by Nusrat Allah Mirza Amir Aʻzam to his son-in-law Najaf Quli Mirza Hisam al-Dawlah about cultivating a relationship with Qavam al-Saltanah and a letter about a dispute between Qavam al-Mulk and the Baharlu tribe.
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Fath Allah Rasad Bashi to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1914
Discusses the looting of the author's belongings, delivering his weapon to Hamadan, moving to Tehran and his financial problems, serving Najm al-Saltanah, and asks the addressee to either send him the looted belongings or let him know what to do
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Copy of the telegram from Sahib Khanum to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1912
Sahib Khanum (from Tuysirkan) talks about her husband, Iʻzam al-Mamalik (from Tuysirkan), being forced to go to Hamadan and then Tehran because of the animosity of the princes from Tuysirkan, and their pillage and plunder, and their appointing Jaʻfar Quli Mirza as the Governor of Tuysirkan regardless of the consequences. She mentiones that her son, ʻAlikhan, along with seven more men, was murdered, and asks ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma for justice.
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Mustafa to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1913
Mustafa reports about the city, including the story of taking several prostitutes to the house of Haj Shaykh Baqir Mujtahid to execute Shariʻah law. He also talks about the harassment of a Jewish woman. The author has sent two copies of this report, one to Tehran and the other to Tabriz.
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Correspondence regarding the request of four Kurdish women, 1929
Includes a petition by four women from Kurdistan, consisting of the mother, grandmother, and wife of Muhammad Karim, son of Muhammad Amin Sabzi-furush (grocery seller) to the Majlis, demanding Muhammad Karim's exemption from military service based on being the sole breadwinner as his father is ill and disabled. He also has a burn injury on his arm, which makes him incapable of performing his duties. There is also an envelope; a Majlis summary report regarding the petition; and a letter from the Majlis to the Ministry of War requesting their attention.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah), 1907
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his father, Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah and reports the death of Muzaffar al-Din Shah four days earlier (there were two days of morning ceremonies and the cornoation occurred on the day this letter was written), saying that his corpse is at Takiyah Dawlat and despite his own wish to be buried in Karbala’, clerics disagree. In other news, he describes how a German citizen and his wife were robbed and [sexually] assaulted in Kahrizak and that the members of the Shah's cavalry responsible for this have been arrested and are...
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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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