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Marriage of Nasir al-Dawlah's daughter, 1905
Hashim Khan Jalil al-Dawlah asked for the hand of Nasir al-Dawlah's second daughter in marriage, though his first daughter was not yet married. Despite Najm al-Saltanah's disagreement, the marriage was ultimately held due to mediation of Mirza ʻAbbasquli and Munavvar al-Saltanah. This upset the first daughter of Nasir al-Dawlah, who refused to speak with her sister as a result.
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Letter to wife regarding divorce, 1822 or 1823
The writer objects to divorce the addressee and mentions his request of mediation from Mahd-i ‘Ulya and Nasir al-Din Shah
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Letters to wife
After mentioning not receiving any letters from his wife, the writer acknowledges the hardship he has caused in their marriage and promises to make a better life for her. He also refers to Mahd-i ‘Ulya's letter and her agreement to mediate on his behalf.
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1863 or 1864
When the late Muhammad Shah's sisters visited Nasir al-Din Shah, Sahib Khanum asked Mahd-i ‘Ulya, in the presence of Anis al-Dawlah, to convey her plea to Nasir al-Din Shah. She claimed that her share of Punak property, now seized by Asif al-Dawlah and his sons, was her wedding gift from Zill al-Sultan. She was deprived of the property interest that she relied on for her family expenses. The houses in the property were destroyed and she was not given any compensation, which even Mirza Taqi Khan had stated was her right. Also, she only received two hundred tumans from the five hundred tumans...
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Letter to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Discusses Hashim Khan Jalil al-Dawlah asking for Nasir al-Dawlah's daughter's hand in marriage, Najm al-Saltanah's opposition to this proposal, sending Mirza ‘Abbasquli to Munavvar al-Saltanah as a mediator, the opposition of Nasir al-Dawlah's older daughter, and this marriage happening; also talks about the marriage of Nasir al-Dawlah's mother with I‘timad al-Saltanah
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About the murder and blood money of Faraj Allah Khan
The author discusses the murder of Faraj Allah Khan, negotiation with victim’s son, and suggests two alternatives as the blood money. The first alternative is to make a marriage arrangement between a girl from the murderer's side and one of the victim’s inheritors, as well as paying fifty tumans. The second suggestion is to transfer all the murderer’s belongings to the victim’s inheritors. Faraj Allah's family has not accepted these suggestions and is asking for one hundred tumans.
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Petition by Taqi to Hazrat ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah
Ghulam-zadah Taqi writes to Hazrat ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah sharing his concern about the wickedness of Mirza ‘Ali, the son of Mir ‘Abd al-‘Ali Kafi al-Mulki, toward the daughter of Mir Fattah Kafi al-Mulki. She rejected Mirza ‘Ali for marriage, stating that she is too old for marriage and has to raise her underaged children, but Mirza ‘Ali started harassing her by going to her house and on top of its roof. When she placed someone on guard in the yard, Mirza ‘Ali attempted to kill him; he also stole from the house, but returned the stolen items after the intervention of the elders and Mirza Abu...
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1869 or 1870
Mahd-i ‘Ulya writes about Shahzadah Vali's plight and asks Nasir al-Din Shah to help him by ordering Mu’ayad al-Dawlah and ‘Imad al-Dawlah to each pay fifty tumans a month to Shahzadah Vali; mentions Pasha Khan Muzaffar al-Dawlah's letter which inquired about his duty after Sardar's dismissal; discusses the situation of Sipahsalar's daughter and the challenge of housing her, which is the reason for Mahd-i ‘Ulya's delay in joining the addressee in the country; advises assigning ‘Azud al-Mulk to talk to the groom and carry on the marriage instead of asking Aqa; and asks for payment of thirty...
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Miscellaneous letters, late-19th century through early-20th century
Letters include the following: a report on earnings from Farmanfarma's properties, a letter about a meeting with Farmanfarma, a letter concerning an order for bullets, a report on crop sales, a letter about Sayf Allah Mirza and financial matters, a letter about a meeting with Nizam al-‘Ulamaʼ, a telegraph sent by Bahaʼ al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a letter from the mother of Nasir al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a unidentified party's letter about death of a spouse, a letter from an unidentified party to Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan Mustawfi, a letter from an unidentified woman about...
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- Malik Jahan Khanum Mahd-i ‘Ulya(4)
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- ‘Abbas Mirza Farmanfarma’ian Salar Lashkar(1)
- ʻAbd al-Hamid Mirza Nasir al-Dawlah(1)
- Taji Khanum(1)
- Tahmasb Mirza Mu‘ayyid al-Dawlah(1)
- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](1)
- Sayf Allah Mirza Jahanbani(1)
- Nasr Allah Mirza (Shahzadah Vali)(1)
- Muʻazzam al-Dawlah(1)
- Murtaza Quli Khan(1)
- Munavvar al-Saltanah(1)
- Munavvar Khanum (Najm al-Saltanah Collection)(1)
- Muhtasham al-Dawlah(1)
- Muhammad Shah Qajar(1)
- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan Mustawfi(1)
- Mirza Yusuf Mustawfi al-Mamalik(1)
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- Malik Jahan Khanum Mahd-i ‘Ulya(4)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(3)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(2)
- Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah(2)
- ‘Aliriza Khan ‘Azud al-Mulk (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)
- ‘Abbas Mirza Farmanfarma’ian Salar Lashkar(1)
- ʻAbd al-Hamid Mirza Nasir al-Dawlah(1)
- Taji Khanum(1)
- Tahmasb Mirza Mu‘ayyid al-Dawlah(1)
- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](1)
- Sayf Allah Mirza Jahanbani(1)
- Nasr Allah Mirza (Shahzadah Vali)(1)
- Muʻazzam al-Dawlah(1)
- Murtaza Quli Khan(1)
- Munavvar al-Saltanah(1)
- Munavvar Khanum (Najm al-Saltanah Collection)(1)
- Muhtasham al-Dawlah(1)
- Muhammad Shah Qajar(1)
- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan Mustawfi(1)
- Mirza Yusuf Mustawfi al-Mamalik(1)
- Mirza Taqi Khan Farahani (Amir Kabir)(1)
- Mirza Muhammad ʻAli Khan(1)
- Mas‘ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan(1)
- Malik al-Muluk(1)
- Malakah Jahan Khanum (Sharik al-Saltanah)(1)
- Kishikchi Bashi(1)
- Ismaʻil Husayni(1)
- Imamquli Mirza ‘Imad al-Dawlah Dawlatshahi(1)
- Haji Muhammad Khan(1)
- Haji Mirza Ishaq(1)
- Ghulamriza Khan Inanlu (Asif al-Dawlah)(1)
- Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah Farmanfarma [II](1)
- Fatimah Sultan Anis al-Dawlah(1)
- Bahman Mirza Baha’ al-Dawlah(1)
- Anvar al-Saltanah(1)
- Amin al-Mamalik(1)
- Abu al-Hasan Diba Siqat al-Dawlah(1)