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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and her brothers
Pictured seated, from the left, are: Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, and Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi; the others are unidentified. Muhammad ‘Ali, Zahra Sultan, and Muhammad Taqi were the children of Khadijah Sultan and Riza Quli Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi.
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Letter to Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah
The writer addresses Nizam al-Saltanah's concern about the illness of Mirza Mahmud Khan and his conviction that the writer had not asked for a doctor and not written to him. S/he explains the steps taken for Mahmud Khan's treatment, the people who have seen him, and that s/he has followed the andaruni's advice in detail; the reason for not writing all the details was to avoid causing Nizam al-Saltanah to worry. The author also talks about the education of the children, noting that Mirza Taqi Khan has stopped taking French lessons for now, but that the andarun has emphasized that Khanum...