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Letter to Bibi Sahib
About purchasing hay for donkeys, fabric, jewelry, shoes, water pipe base, etc.
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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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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes to her mother, Khadijah Sultan Khanum and expresses her concern about not receiving letters from her; talks about the moderate winter weather in Hamadan, the nice people there, and her new social life; she describes how women dress in Hamadan, that the old fashions in Tehran are now becoming fashionable in Hamadan: women wear chaqchur [a kind of leggings] when leaving the house as there is no carriage road in the city and people either walk or ride a donkey. She discusses the way they make jams and sweets and mentions that the prices of some goods are...
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Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum and Murad ‘Ali, 1891
Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum, daughter of the late Aqa Taqi, and Murad ‘Ali, son of the late Kazim. The mahr includes one tuman and five thousand dinars, one-and-a-half misqals of golden jewelery, copperware, European chintz clothes, a set of bedding made in Qumshah, kilim and a felt rug, and one-sixth of the groom's residential building located in the Ustad Qasim the Carpenter neighborhood of Asfarjan village. On April 26, 1894, the wife settled her mahr and alimony with her husband for two tumans, a donkey, two mans [unit of weight] of flour, a pair of shoes, four zar‘...
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her daughter-in-law, Azarmidukht Pizishk-niya; includes greetings and family news, discusses her own illness, and expresses her happiness about the recovery of Fatimah’s foot and her prayer for Fatimah's recuperation. She asks Azarmidukht to send photographs, requests a winter coat from Paris, and a bag and a pair of shoes from England. She also asks her to pray for her when visiting the shrines.
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Letters from Taj al-Muluk to [Ahmad Zu al-Faqari]
Three letters from Taj al-Muluk [Malik Taj Afkham Ibrahimi] to [her husband, Ahmad Zu al-Faqari], expressing her sadness at the addressee being away and complaining about his lack of affection, mentioning her illness and treatment, requesting money, talking about the incompetent driver and asking to replace him, etc.
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- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(2)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(2)
- ‘Izzat Allah Salar Kalantari(1)
- ‘Ishrat al-Muluk ‘Amiri(1)
- ‘Ali Kalantari (Salar Muzaffar)(1)
- Vinus Kalantari(1)
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- Simin Dukht Pizishk-niya(1)
- Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari ‘Amiri(1)
- Muhammad Vali Mirza Farmanfarma’ian(1)
- Mahin Dukht Pizishk-niya(1)
- Ibrahim Khan Sa‘d al-Dawlah(1)
- Huma Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Gulnaz ‘Amiri(1)
- Fatimah ‘Amiri (daughter of Azarmidukht Pizishk-niya and Muhammad ‘Amiri)(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ʻIzzat al-Dawlah (daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(1)
- Bibi Sahib Sultan(1)
- Azarmidukht Pizishk-niya(1)
- Abu al-Qasim Nasir al-Mulk (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)