Search
-
1Images
Petition about halting a marriage, 1928
In January 7, 1928, Sakinah Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Haj Muhammad Aqa the textile maker, was deceived into marrying Hasan Aqa. The writer and Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-‘Ali were summoned to perform the marriage and they refused to proceed without permission from the girl's father, confiscated the mahr letter and returned the girl to her father's house.
-
6Images
Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam
From Tehran, Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam writes to his nephew, Mirza Hasan Sheikh al-Islam, in Qavzin about family matters. He requests that Jahan Ara (Hajiyah Khanum) Pizishkiyan mediate a dispute with his brother, Mirza Buzurg Shaykh al-Islam, and advises Mirza Hasan on his estranged relationship with his father, Mirza Masʻud Shaykh al-Islam.
-
1Images
Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam to Munshi Bashi
Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam gives his consent to the marriage of Taj Khanum, an older unmarried female cousin, and writes about a dispute among servants.
-
1Images
Petition by Khavar Sultan Khanum's attorney, 1927
‘Abbas al-Husayni Kawdani, the attorney of Khavar Sultan Khanum (daughter of Mahdi Sulayman from Ruzvah), writes a petition to Aqa Mulla Ghulamhusayn regarding the property disputes between Khavar Sultan Khanum and the inheritors of Karbalayi Nigahdar Bayg (Aqa ‘Abbas Quli Bayg represents himself and the other inheritors). Khavar Khanum claims that her property, partly given to her by her late husband, Mahmud, and recorded in her marriage contract, and the rest inherited through her father, was entrusted to her husband without any formal settlement or compensation. Now, this property, after...
-
1Images
Settlement between ‘Ismat Khanum and ‘Abbas‘ali, 1930
Settlement between ‘Ismat Khanum, daughter of Aqa Sayyid ‘Ali, and her husband, ‘Abbas‘ali (son of the late Karbalayi ‘Ali from Vidja) about paying the alimony and mahr during the three-month waiting period under the condition that ‘Ismat Khanum stays at his paternal house with ‘Abbas‘ali's mother and sister.
-
1Images
Bihjat Khanum's claim regarding her mahr and alimony, 1926
Bihjat Khanum, daughter of the late Sayyid Muhammad, gives the power of attorney to Sayyid Sulayman in order to claim alimony and her mahr from her husband Tahmasb Khan, son of the late ‘Ali Mirza. Her husband has not paid any alimony since they married two years ago. Ayatollah Muhammad Ja‘far approves Bihjat Khanum's claims and rules against Tahmasb Khan, the husband.
-
4Images
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.
-
28Images
Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan
Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan, covering the following topics: expressing her happiness at Saʻid al-Sultan's recovery and receiving permission to enter Kurdistan at the end of Ramadan, appreciating Asif Aʻzam's sympathy; writes about Muzaffar al-Din Shah's visit along with Asif Aʻzam family; about how the army forces people to pay taxes on wheat and oat in their villages; asking about Saʻid al-Sultan's teeth, talking about her own illness (whooping cough) and mentions she has to look after Afaq as well, asking for a good doctor or sending good medicament [from Tehran]; about...
-
Images
Bibi Khanum's interview
Interview with Bibi Khanum Farahmand, conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, Layla Sadiqi, and Elahe Bagheri, on June 25, 2015. Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Rubabah Khanum and Nayib Khan, shares her memories of Sakinah Khanum, other women of the family, and family relations.
-
Images
Aqa Ni‘mat's interview
Interview with Aqa Ni‘mat, 98 years of age, conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sadiqi, Layla Sadiqi, and Elahe Bagheri, on June 25, 2015. Aqa Ni‘mat and ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sadiqi share their memories of Sakinah Khanum, Shahr Banu, Shah Baygum Khanum, other women of the family, and family relations.
Filter
- D Reset
Genres
Subjects
- Dquarreling
Collections
People
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(3)
- ‘Aliyah Khanum (Bihjat Khanum)(2)
- ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sadiqi(2)
- Taj Khanum(2)
- Sakinah Sadiqi(2)
- Rukhsarah Khanum(2)
- Munshi Bashi(2)
- Mirza Shukr Allah Sa‘id al-Sultan(2)
- Layla Sadiqi(2)
- Haji Khan Dabbaghi(2)
- Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi(2)
- Elaheh Bagheri(2)
- Asiyah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(2)
- Afsaneh Najmabadi(2)
- ‘Iffat Dabbaghi(1)
- ‘Abd Allah (father of Sakinah Sadiqi)(1)
- ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum(1)
- ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni Muntazim al-Mulk(1)
- Zarrin Taj Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Tabandah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- more
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(3)
- ‘Aliyah Khanum (Bihjat Khanum)(2)
- ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sadiqi(2)
- Taj Khanum(2)
- Sakinah Sadiqi(2)
- Rukhsarah Khanum(2)
- Munshi Bashi(2)
- Mirza Shukr Allah Sa‘id al-Sultan(2)
- Layla Sadiqi(2)
- Haji Khan Dabbaghi(2)
- Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi(2)
- Elaheh Bagheri(2)
- Asiyah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(2)
- Afsaneh Najmabadi(2)
- ‘Iffat Dabbaghi(1)
- ‘Abd Allah (father of Sakinah Sadiqi)(1)
- ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum(1)
- ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni Muntazim al-Mulk(1)
- Zarrin Taj Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Tabandah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Surur Afaq Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Shams al-Muluk ‘Azudi (Mu‘izzi)(1)
- Shahrbanu (Elahe Bagheri Collection)(1)
- Shah Baygum Tahiri(1)
- Sayyid Jamal al-Din Mujtahid(1)
- Sadiqah Sadiqi(1)
- Rahim Sadiqi(1)
- Rafʻat al-Saltanah Mulkara(1)
- Qamar Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Pari Nisa’ Khanum Ardalan(1)
- Nuzhat al-Zaman Zahir(1)
- Ni‘mat Allah Khan (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Najafquli Mirza (Hisam al-Dawlah) Mu‘izzi(1)
- Nahid Khanum(1)
- Muluk Khanum(1)
- Muhammad Sadiqi(1)
- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(1)
- Mir Sayyid ʻAli Khan Shaykh al-Islami(1)
- Mah Talʻat Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Lutf‘ali Sadiqi(1)
- Khatun (wife of Muhammad ‘Ali Sadiqi)(1)
- Khanumkah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Khanum Buzurg Khanum(1)
- Karim Sadiqi(1)
- Jamilah Agha Sadiqi(1)
- Jahan Ara Hajiyah Khanum(1)
- Haj Mirza Abu Turab Shaykh al-Islam(1)
- Fatimah Sadiqi(1)
- Bibi Khanum Farahmand(1)
- As‘ad Khan (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Aqdas Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Aqa Ni‘mat (Elahe Bagheri Collection)(1)
- Aqa Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam(1)
- Aqa Mirza Buzurg Shaykh al-Islam(1)
People
Places
Transcription
Periods
- D Post-Qajar