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Letter, 1923
Regarding: inquiring about the addressee's requested promotion; severe floods, causing the destruction of houses including Vusuq al-Hukama's building, and two people are missing; the earthquake in Turbat near Mashhad, which lasted eight days and, according to Tehran's newspapers, resulted in the death of four thousand people; collecting aid for the victims; the thunderstorm in Qarajah Dagh damaging one hundred trees; the hail in Khuy, each ball of which was as large as an egg, damage to the crops; purchasing cheese for the household; Mustafa Khan's departure; other local news; and greetings...
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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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Documents Related to the Shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim
Texts about the shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim, including: a report which talks about the expenses of the shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim (including shrine, portico, veranda, etc) and other tombs (including that of the Crown Prince, Husayn Khan, Muhsin Mirza, daughter of Muʻizz al-Dawlah, Surur al-Saltanah, Majd al-Dawlah, ‘Abd Allah Mirza, and Sayyid ‘Abd Allah) in the period between 7th to 12th January 1876, an order for compensation written by Amin al-Sultan to Shatir Hashim, whose belongings were stolen, Amin al-Sultan's command that the custodian of the shrine arrest the two criminals...
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt along with Taj al-Saltanah's invitation, 1917
Includes different topics, such as her living situation in Iran and a description of the recent commencement. She enclosed Taj al-Saltanah's invitation for a visit. Mrs. Clock writes that while Nasir al-Din Shah oppressed the Baha’is, his daughter, Taj-Saltanah, has joined Baha’ism; also that Taj-Saltanah gave her two pieces of crocheted lace to send to the addressee to be sold, and its money be given to the Mashriq al-Adhkar
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Miscellaneous correspondence addressed to Rukhsarah Khanum
Miscellaneous letters addressed to Rukhsarah Khanum (wife of Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam), including: a letter from her father, Mirza Buzurg Shaykh al-Islam; permission for a wetnurse to breastfeed her infant child, dated 14 February 1892; a letter of condolence from Mirza Masʻud Shaykh al-Islam over the death of Mulki Jahan Khanum Rukni (1892); a letter from Mirza Abu Turab Shaykh al-Islam; Premier's reply to her request to inherit the stipend of her deceased father; Haj ʻUmma Khanum, wife of Hidayat Allah Hakimbashi, writing to her about going to Razjird; a letter from her maternal uncle...
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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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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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Afruz Muqaddam's interview
Afruz Muqaddam's interview conducted by Mahbubeh Moghadam, Afsaneh Najmabadi, and other family members on 1 July 2013. Khanum Afruz, the daughter of Fatimah and Yahya Muqaddam shares memories of her childhood in Chargar (a village near Zanjan), marriage, and the daily life practices of women.
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Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab's interview
Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi in Isfahan on 24 June, 2015. Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab shares his memories of Saltanat Khanum and Bibi Jan.
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Will of Muhammad Zaman, 1844
Haji Muhammad Zaman, son of Haji Muhammad Baqir from Usku, appoints Haji Mir Hashim, son of Mir Mustafa from Usku, as the executor of his will and has determined how his inheritance should be divided, including the properties that should be divided among his three sons, Qasim, Ahmad, and Muhammad Kazim. They will be responsible for paying their wives' mahr from their shares. The will also includes payment of his own wife (Narjis Khatun)'s mahr as well as twenty-two tumans; repaying a twenty tuman loan to Haji ‘Ali Akbar; endowment of listed properties and assigning his sons as the...
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