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Dividing property of Mirza Muhammad Khan Fakhim al-Saltanah among his daughters: Zaynab, Rubabah, and Asiyah, 1927
The document reads in part: "Dividing the property of the late Fakhim al-Saltanah: after giving his wives their mahrs and spending one third of his inheritance according to his will, and also after giving each wife a share of the inheritance (an eighth), the rest of the inheritance, including whatever remains of properties, gardens, buildings, furniture, pack animals, pasture, roadsters, and the rest were divided among Fakhim al-Saltanah's daughters, Zaynab Khanum, Rubabah Khanum, and Asiyah Khanum. Each daughter received her share, after which, they lose the right to question this decision...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes to her mother, Khadijah Sultan Khanum, in Tehran, from Hamadan, and tells her that she is still waiting for her boxes from Tehran, that she does not have enough appropriate clothing to wear and that this is embarrassing when she has visitors, especially European guests. She asks her mother to buy new fashionable clothing for her and gives her a list of items she needs, including a pair of shoes, a black chador, some textiles from which to tailor a dress to wear in front of her European guests on Nawruz, some other textiles for her chaqchur [a kind of...
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Marriage contract of Sughra Baygum and Karbalayi Ghulam Riza, 1897
Marriage contract of Sughra Baygum, daughter of Sayyid Murtaza, and Karbalayi Ghulam Riza, son of the late Darvish Husayn resident of Qumshah village. The mahr includes thirty-seven tumans and the price of: goldware, copperware, clothes, rugs, bedding, and one-twelfth of a building in Qumshah village. On the back: "On May 10, 1926, Sughra Baygum received a set of items, including a donkey, six sheep, and beddings, for thirty-seven tumans of her mahr and ten tumans of her late husband's debt to her. On December 29, 1926, Sughra Baygum settled with Darvish Yad Allah, son of the late Darvish...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar; reporting: Mirza Abu Turab Khan's study of the Gulistan; taking 25 tumans from Shahzadah Dara and giving it to Mirza Abu Turab Khan's mother, who gave 5 tumans to the writer and spent the rest for a Rawzah Khvani ceremony, etc; Sitvat al-Saltanah sending a lamb for Mirza Abu Turab Khan; Muhammad ‘Ali's stipend; Mirza Abu Turab Khan's mother asking the addressee to write to Mashhadi Muhammad Aqa asking to give them 15 tumans as a monthly allowance for household expenses, the allowances of Mahdi Khan and Hasan Khan, the servants' stipends,...
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt
Includes the story of a man who converted to Baha'ism after a defeat by a small Baha'i man in a wrestling match, the same small man carrying ‘Abd al-Baha’'s tablets; a package they received from the addressee; and activities and funding for the school.
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Shukuh Sadat Muqimi's interview - Part I
Interview with Shukuh Sadat Muqimi, conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, and Nargis Sufi Siyavush on April 18, 2017. Shukuh Khanum shares memories from her own life, her maternal and paternal families, and other family members.
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- Zaynab Khanum (daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Fakhim al-Saltanah)(1)
- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(1)
- Shukuh Sadat Muqimi(1)
- Rubab Khanum (daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Fakhim al-Saltanah)(1)
- Muhtaram Ashrafi(1)
- Muhammad Vali Mirza Farmanfarma’ian(1)
- Mirza Muhammad Khan Fakhim al-Saltanah(1)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(1)
- Huma Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Haji Sayyid Razi Rashti(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ʻIzzat al-Dawlah (daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(1)
- Asiyah Khanum (daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Fakhim al-Saltanah)(1)
- Afsaneh Najmabadi(1)
- Abu al-Qasim Nasir al-Mulk (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)