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Will of ‘Abbas Khvajah-nuri
‘Abbas Khvajah-nuri's will and certificate of guardianship for his son; Mirza ‘Abbas Khan, son of Mirza Nabi Khan, at the age of fifty declares his inheritors as his wife, Fatimah Khanum (daughter of Shaykh ‘Abd Allah), his eighteen-year-old daughter, Quds Iran, and his deranged son, Mahdi Khan known as Jahan Shah and currently called Javad Khan. He designates Fatimah Khanum as the executor of his will and guardian of Javad Khan. ‘Abbas Khan transfers the ownership of his household goods to his wife to compensate for the wear and tear of her dowry in his house. His properties include the...
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Marriage contract of Khanum Buzurg and Mirza Masʻud, 1870
Marriage contract of Khanum Buzurg, daughter of Lutf Allah Mirza, and Mirza Masʻud, son of Mirza Muhammad Husayn, with a mahr of 1120 tumans, which includes: two shares of use of water from a qanat worth 500 tumans, clothes worth 200 tumans, gold worth 150 tumans, two carpets worth 50 tumans, 50 mans [each man is three kilograms] of copperware made in Yazd worth 75 tumans, silver worth 250 tumans, a Qurʼan worth 40 tumans, a slave and a male servant worth 80 tumans. These items were settled for the stipulated amount of money [1120 tumans].
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From Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes about her travel: first on the way from Tehran to Qum, Mahmud Khan was thrown out of the carriage, but only had minor injuries on his hands, thus Khanum [their mother, Khadijah Sultan] sacrificed a few sheep. They stayed for one night and made pilgrimages to the shrine. The road from Qum to Burujird was bumpy. Near ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the carriage of the servants was overturned, but nobody was injured. She then describes who accompanied them, how they were welcomed in ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the places they visited, and notes that they stayed in houses provided by...
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Ballad
Three pages of tasnifs (ballads) with satirical content
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Letter
Letter of greeting addressed to my dear Khanum
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Marriage contract of Khavar and Haydar, 1919
Marriage contract of Khavar, daughter of the late ‘Ali Akbar, and Karbalayi Haydar, son of the late Karbalayi ‘Ali Quli; the mahr is fifty tumans, some gold worth ten tumans, some copperware worth five tumans, a carpet worth five tumans, a male servant/slave worth five hundred tumans, one-sixth of a house in Faridun Bayg along with a piece of land adjacent to it, and one female slave, dated February 16, 1919. On December 18, 1925, Khavar settles her mahr with her husband for two thousand [dinars] and some sugar cubes as he has taken her several times for pilgrimage to the holy shrines in Iraq.
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From Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Izzat al-Saltanah gives a report of their travel: first, on the way from Tehran to Qum, Mahmud Khan was thrown from the carriage, but only sustained minor injuries on his hands, for which Khanum [their mother, Khadijah Sultan] sacrificed a few sheep. They stayed for one night and made pilgrimages to the shrine. The road from Qum to Burujird was bumpy. Near ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the servants' carriage was overturned but nobody was injured. She then describes who accompanied them, how they were welcomed in ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the places they visited, and that they stayed in houses provided...
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Letters from [Mah Talʻat Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan]
Letters from Mah Talʻat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan covering the following topics: a request for purchase of honey and potatoes, sending him a pair of socks, and finances; a request for the purchase of fabric and gold, the overseer ʻAbd al-Karim, Salar Fatih's debt, the political turmoil [in Kurdistan]; how some people are inviting Sardar Rashid to oppose to the local government; a reply to his previous letter, giving him advice and writing about a marriage; Muluk Khanum's giving birth to a stillborn; the marriage of the daughter of Shahzadah and Iʻzaz al-Mulk--Saʻid al-Sultan's sisters and...
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Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj
Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to her half-sisters, Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, the daughters of Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi and his second wife, Munis Aqa. The collection, spanning from 1923 to 1961, includes letters sent during her time in Europe, letters sent back in Iran, and letters sent during Qamar Taj's stay in London. The subjects include a reception for the Ambassador of Afghanistan, a party hosted by the Alliance School, and the Congress of the International Alliance of Women in Paris.
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