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Letter about property transfer to Nusrat al-Dawlah, [early 20th century]
Letter concerns request by Najm al-Saltanah to transfer property and water rights to her son-in-law Nusrat al-Dawlah.
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Fatimah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Saltanah (‘Izzat al-Dawlah) to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
Fatimah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Saltanah (‘Izzat al-Dawlah) writes to her husband, ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, to tell him that she misses him, about the letter she has received from Firuz, Daftar al-Muluk's visit, and that ‘Izzat al-Saltanah wishes to see the wedding of Firuz. She then discusses the situation of the Salariyah building and its need of repair; the note on the envelope is ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's writing; the verso has Farmanfarma's seal.
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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 about selecting a wife, [late 19th century]
The unidentified author advises that Najm al-Saltanah's daughter is a better marriage prospect than Ashraf al-Muluk, the daughter of her sister, Surur al-Saltanah, and requests that this information be kept confidential.
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Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
From Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah to her brother, ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma and accompanied by an envelope; Najm al-Saltanah discusses visiting ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and the marriage and the wedding of her daughter, Daftari [Daftar al-Muluk] and Farmanfarma's son, Nusrat [Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah], complains that Farmanfarma has not spent enough on the wedding, and discusses what Farmanfarma needs to do and what he should purchase in some detail.
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Letters from Najm al-Saltanah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Najm al-Saltanah's letters to her brother ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, including the following: one about a disease outbreak in Tehran and the health of various women at the court; one requesting her brother's advice on several properties, including Ismaʻil Abad and the qanat of Rustam Abad; some about the appointment of her husband Vakil al-Mulk to the Ardabil government; one about her decision to cancel her pilgrimage at Farmanfarma's request; one about her desire that Muzaffar al-Din Mirza (then the crown prince) permit his daughter (Ashraf Fakhr al-Dawlah, daughter of Surur...
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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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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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Hafez Farmayan's Interview- part 1
Hafez Farmayan's interview conducted by Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 5 February 2010. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people in the Qajar era. Hafez Farmayan describes the life of his Father (ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma) in his estate in Tehran, his childhood memories of his mother and other co-wives, and his siblings and other people living on the estate. The plan of this estate is also drawn by Farmayan and it is included as an item in this collection.
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Letters from Nizam al-Saltanah to Riza Quli Khan Mafi
Letters from Husayn Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi to his nephew Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi regarding the political situation of the country; his marital life; requesting food from Tehran; sending a horse to Sardar Arfa‘; sending Qavam al-Dawlah's documents; the cook's complaints and the price of goods; management and selling of his property to pay for his debts; the animosity of ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak Amin al-Sultan; his intention to travel to England; his son, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan and his travel to Belgium; insecurity in the borders of Azarbayjan; his relations with the...
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