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Letter, 1924
The writer sends greetings on behalf of herself/himself and her/his mother, brothers (Mustafa Khan and Murtaza Khan), and younger sister (Kubra Khanum); sends greetings and apologies to her/his brothers, ‘Ali Asghar Khan and Muhammad Baqir Khan, for not writing separately to them.
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ʻAli to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
About Taji Khanum, mother of Muhammad Husayn Khan, and her quarrel with Khan Baba
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about ta‘ziyah during ‘Ashura, and traveling to the city
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash)'s letter to Surur al-Saltanah, writing about the relationships of men and women in Europe, that Iranian men dismiss their own wives and look for love and pleasure outside of their marriage while it is different in Europe, as men and women love each other and they prefer to spend their time with each other rather than with others. However, this is not Iranians' fault either, as they sometime are married when they are five or six, without their personal choice. He then thanks God that Surur is a perfect mate and says that he truly loves her....
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash)'s letter to his wife, Surur al-Saltanah, telling her that he was writing this letter in the middle of the night while she is either asleep or in mourning [for Tasu‘a] and is not thinking of him, yet Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk is only thinking of her even though it is Tasu‘a [the 9th day of Muharram] instead of mourning for Imam Husayn. He apologizes for not being able to come to the Rawzah and tells her that he will bring this letter himself tomorrow since he is going to see Fakham al-Saltanah, so that they would go to Sardar Hishmat together. He states...
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Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk love letters, 1909 to 1910
Love letters of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash), son of Karim Dad Khan, to Surur al-Saltanah, daughter of Zarrin Kulah Khanum and Khazin al-Mulk, accompanied by some envelopes and part of a letter, probably from Surur al-Saltanah to Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk. These letters were most likely written during the time between their ‘Aqd (formal contract of marriage) and ‘Arusi (marriage celebration and consummation), while Surur al-Saltanah was living in Tehran and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk was traveling between Tehran and Khurasan; the letters have also been separately included in this collection;...
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- ‘Abd al-Husayn Taymurtash (Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk)(3)
- Sughra Sultan Khanum Surur al-Saltanah(3)
- Taj al-Saltanah(2)
- ‘Iffat al-Muluk Taymurtash(1)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- Sattar Khan Qarahdaghi (Sardar-i Milli)(1)
- Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari ‘Amiri(1)
- Mihr Afruz Khanum Shams al-Saltanah(1)
- Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri (Sardar Mujallal)(1)