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Nasir al-Din Shah in his inner quarters
Inscription: "Zaʻfaran Baji, Aqa [?] Khvajah"
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, asking her to send a photograph of Manizhah and promising to send a photograph of ‘Izzi. ‘Izzat al-Saltanah also advises her sister to send some of her servants to learn to make some dishes and desserts from the new, skilled chef hired by the Hazrat-i Ashraf household. She mentions that she, herself, is learning some recipes from the cooks in addition to the dessert recipes she learned in Hamadan. She finds this particularly helpful in Tehran, as the kitchen would be in the andarun and she does not...
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Report of the Fars Police Department, 1918
Discusses preventing women leaving town during the afternoon and stopping the carriage of Khanum Fakhtah and her servant
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1869 or 1870
Mahd-i ‘Ulya mentions not hearing from the addressee since his arrival in Shahristanak and talks about the nice weather in Niyavaran, the well-being of harem workers and princes, and her own recovery. She describes Tuman Aqa's fever and nosebleed and how Agha Bashi has been taking care of her and bringing Hakim (doctor) for her. Mahd-i ‘Ulya also praises Agha Bashi's competence despite being weak.
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1869 or 1870
Mahd-i ‘Ulya writes about sending Qurban‘ali Bayg with cucumber and eggplant pickles, sour cherries, and qavut; her sickness and a visit by Mirza Hasani Hakim, Mirza ‘Abd al-Vahhab from Farahzad, and Mirza Riza. She mentions sending back a girl, whom she had considered for marriage to the addressee, to her mother after learning about her seizures and sends the ring meant for her to Nasir al-Din Shah to give to ‘Ayishah Khanum.
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Letter to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1864 or 1865
The writer reports on attendance in the ceremony celebrating the Shah's birthday, the well-being of princesses and people of the harem, and services by gatekeepers and other servants. He mentions informing Mahd-i ‘Ulya about completing construction in Niyavaran and her decision about returning after the tenth for a lucky arrival time. The writer has also prepared for bringing other members of the harem. He adds that upon the addressee's request they have received part of Fakhr al-Muluk’s stipend from Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik.
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Letters from Asiyah Khanum
Letters from Asiyah Khanum (daughter of Rukhsarah Khanum and Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam) to her father; her sister, ʻAziz al-Muluk; her stepmother, Sakinah Khanum; and to Munshi Bashi.
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Hafez Farmayan's Interview- part 2
Hafez Farmayan's interview conducted by Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 6 February 2010. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people in the Qajar era. Hafez Farmayan describes the life of his Father (ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma) in his estate in Tehran, his childhood memories of his mother and other co-wives, and his siblings and other people living on the estate.
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Chronicle of the daily life of Shahzadah Yamin al-Dawlah and the Crown Prince, 1868
Shahzadah Yamin al-Dawlah's account of daily life, including his meetings with the Friday Prayer Imam, the Shah, Mahd-i ‘Ulya, Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik, Nayib al-Saltanah, Mustawfi al-Mamalik, and Fakhr al-Muluk, the cancellation of a wrestling match at Nigaristan, going to the baths, getting photo equipment, the Crown Prince's picture being taken by ‘Akkas Bashi (son of Aqa Isma‘il), going to Shah ‘Abd al-‘Azim shrine, receiving the Shah's writing and a pen case via Yahya Khan, and an incident involving the gatekeepers and a European. The account of the Crown Prince's daily life includes...
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Hafez Farmayan's Interview- part 1
Hafez Farmayan's interview conducted by Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 5 February 2010. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people in the Qajar era. Hafez Farmayan describes the life of his Father (ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma) in his estate in Tehran, his childhood memories of his mother and other co-wives, and his siblings and other people living on the estate. The plan of this estate is also drawn by Farmayan and it is included as an item in this collection.
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- Taj al-Muluk Ayramlu(2)
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- Shirin Malik Mansuri(2)
- Shahzadah Muluk Kaykhusravi Muqaddam (Sulaymani)(2)
- Sayyid ʻAli Naqi Shirazi(2)
- Sarv Jahan Khanum (wife of Hashim Khan Davallu Qajar)(2)
- Sabih al-Dawlah (wife of Malik Mansur)(2)
- Sabbar Mirza Farmanfarmaʼiyan(2)
- Riza Quli Khan Davallu Qajar Tajbakhsh(2)
- Purandukht Sulaymani(2)
- Parvanah Sulaymani(2)
- Nuzhat al-Saltanah (wife of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(2)
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- Munavvar al-Saltanah(2)
- Munavvar Khanum (Shahzadah Agha)(2)
- Muhammad Hasan Mirza, Crown Prince(2)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(2)
- Maʻsumah Khanum (wife of Farmanfarma)(2)
- Maymanat al-Muluk (daughter of Afsar al-Muluk and Riza Quli Khan Davllu Qajar)(2)
- Mas‘ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan(2)
- Malik Iraj Mirza (son of Farah al-Saltanah and Malik Mansur)(2)
- Mah Samaʼ Khanum Farmanfarma(2)
- Madam Susan(2)
- Khadijah Sultan Khanum (Hazrat Qudsiyah)(2)
- Kaykavus Mirza (son of Nayyir al-Saltanah and Malik Mansur Mirza)(2)
- Kamran Mirza (Nayib al-Saltanah)(2)
- Jamshid Davallu(2)
- Irandukht Qajar (daughter of Ahmad Shah Qajar)(2)
- Ihtiram al-Dawlah (wife of Malik Mansur Mirza)(2)
- Ibrahim Khan (son of Afsar al-Muluk and Riza Quli Khan Davallu Qajar)(2)
- Huma Khanum (Khanum Iftikhar)(2)
- Hidayat Allah Zamandar(2)
- Haydah Khanum (daughter of Batul Khanum and Farmanfarma)(2)
- Hashim Khan Davallu Qajar(2)
- Hashim Khan (son of Afsar al-Muluk and Riza Quli Khan Davallu Qajar)(2)
- Hafez Farmayan(2)
- Giti Afruz Khanum(2)
- Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah Farmanfarma [I](2)
- Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah Farmanfarma [II](2)
- Fatimah Khanum ‘Ismat al-Dawlah(2)
- Fatimah Baygum Shirazi(2)
- Fathʻali Shah Qajar(2)
- Fath Allah Mirza Malik Mansur(2)
- Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi(2)
- Farah al-Saltanah (Hamdam al-Muluk)(2)
- Dust ‘Ali Khan Nizam al-Dawlah Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik(2)
- Azarmidukht(2)
- Asif al-Saltanah(2)
- Aqdas al-Dawlah (daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(2)
- Amir Sulaymani(2)
- Amir Ismaʻil Mirza(2)
- Amir Dust Muhammad Khan (Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik)(2)
- Akbar Mirza Rukni(2)
- Akbar Mirza (son of Nayyir al-Saltanah and Malik Mansur Mirza)(2)
- Afsaneh Najmabadi(2)
- Abu al-Hasan Sulaymani(2)
- Abu al-Hasan Mirza (son of Farah al-Saltanah and Malik Mansur Mirza)(2)
- ‘Ismat al-Muluk Dawlatshahi(1)
- ‘Amid al-Din Mirza Qahramani Qajar(1)
- ‘Abd al-Samad Mirza ‘Izz al-Dawlah Salur(1)
- ‘Abd al-Majid Mirza ‘Ayn al-Dawlah(1)
- ‘Abbas Mirza Mulk Ara(1)
- ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum(1)
- ʻAndalib al-Sadat(1)
- ʻAliyah Khanum (wife of Kiyumars Mirza)(1)
- ʻAliyah Khanum (Nusrat Muzaffari Collection)(1)
- ʻAli Dad Farmanfarma’iyan(1)
- ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni Muntazim al-Mulk(1)
- Zukaʼ al-Dawlah(1)
- Zubaydah Khanum Amin Aqdas(1)
- Ziyaʼ al-Dawlah Alburz(1)
- Zinat al-Dawlah (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Yad Allah Mirza Jahanbani(1)
- Taji Khanum(1)
- Taj al-Saltanah(1)
- Taj al-Hajiyah(1)
- Taj Khanum(1)
- Tahmasb Mirza Mu‘ayyid al-Dawlah(1)
- Surayya Khanum (daughter of Maʻsumah Khanum and Farmanfarma)(1)
- Sirus Mirza (son of Batul Ahshami and Farmanfarma)(1)
- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](1)
- Shazdah Muluk (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Shazdah Malik (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Shawkat al-Dawlah(1)
- Shams al-Dawlah (daughter of Galin Khanum and Ahmad Mirza ʻAzud al-Dawlah)(1)
- Shahzadah Agha (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Shahab al-Dawlah(1)
- Sayyid Muhammad Hasan Husayni Shirazi(1)
- Sayyid Jamal al-Din Mujtahid(1)
- Sayyid Jamal al-Din Asadabadi(1)
- Sayf Allah Mirza Jahanbani(1)
- Sattarah Farman Farmaian(1)
- Sardar Nusrat(1)
- Sakinah Khanum (daughter of ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni)(1)
- Ruqiyah Sultan Khanum(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum (wife of Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi)(1)
- Rukhsarah Khanum(1)
- Rubabah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Rafʻat al-Saltanah Mulkara(1)
- Quvvat al-Qulub(1)
- Qavam al-Mulk(1)
- Qamar al-Saltanah(1)
- Qamar Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Percy Sykes(1)
- Nur al-Zia’ (Nur al-Saltanah)(1)
- Nizam al-Din Mirza Farmanfarmaʼiyan(1)
- Muʻizz al-Khaqan Alburz(1)
- Muʻin al-Din Mirza Muzaffari(1)
- Muʻazzam al-Dawlah(1)
- Murvarid Khanum(1)
- Murtaza Quli Khan(1)
- Munir al-Saltanah(1)
- Munavvar Khanum (Najm al-Saltanah Collection)(1)
- Muhtasham al-Dawlah(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Shah(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Mirza Dawlatshah (son of Fathʻali Shah)(1)
- Muhammad Vali Mirza Farmanfarma’ian(1)
- Muhammad Sadiq Mirza Dawlatshahi(1)
- Muhammad Riza Mirza Mishkat al-Sultan(1)
- Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah(1)
- Muhammad Husayn Mirza Firuz(1)
- Mufakhkham al-Dawlah (Nosrat-Mozaffari Collection)(1)
- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan Mustawfi(1)
- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(1)
- Mirza Yusuf Mustawfi al-Mamalik(1)
- Mirza Sayyid ʻAli (Nasir Lashgar)(1)
- Mirza Muhammad ʻAli Khan(1)
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- Mirza Aqa Khan Alburz(1)
- Mir Sayyid ʻAli Khan Shaykh al-Islami(1)
- Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab(1)
- Mihri Dukht Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Mihr Mah Farmanfarma’iyan(1)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(1)
- Maymanat al-Muluk(1)
- Marziyah Khanum (Nosrat Mozaffari Sabeti)(1)
- Maryam Farmanfarma’iyan (Firuz)(1)
- Manuchihr Mirza (son of Batul Khanum and Farmanfarma)(1)
- Manizhah Khanum (wife of Abu al-Hasan Mirza)(1)
- Malik al-Muluk(1)
- Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah(1)
- Malik Mansur Mirza Shu‘a‘ al-Saltanah(1)
- Malakah Jahan Khanum (Sharik al-Saltanah)(1)
- Mahin al-Saltanah(1)
- Mahdi Quli Mirza(1)
- Mah Nisaʼ Khanum(1)
- Liqa’ al-Saltanah(1)
- Kuchulu Khanum(1)
- Kiyumars Mirza (ʻAmid al-Dawlah)(1)
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- Karamat al-Saltanah(1)
- Kamran Dowlatshahi(1)
- Jamshid Mirza Farmanfarmaʼiyan(1)
- Jahangir Mirza Jahanbani(1)
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- Ismaʻil Husayni(1)
- Iran Khanum (Tehran University Central Library)(1)
- Ibrahim Khan Zahir al-Dawlah(1)
- Husayn‘ali Mirza Yamin al-Dawlah(1)
- Husayn Quli Mirza Nusrat al-Saltanah(1)
- Humayra Khanum (daughter of Maʻsumah Khanum and Farmanfarma)(1)
- Huma Khanum (collection of Kamran Dawlatshahi)(1)
- Huma Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Hashim Mirza(1)
- Harun al-Rashid Mirza (son of Maʻsumah Khanum and Farmanfarma)(1)
- Hamdam Khanum (wife of Farmanfarma)(1)
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- Ghulam ʻAli Khan ʻAziz al-Sultan (Malijak II)(1)
- Ghulam Husayn Khan (Tehran University Central Library)(1)
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