Search
-
2Images
Khadijah Sultan Baygum's note
Note from Khadijah Sultan Baygum about Ruqiyah Sultan Baygum's debt from Mirza Abu Talib [‘Adil Isfahani], mentioning the rental money from January 2nd, 1862; on the reverse, the writer has written about the debt of Safar, a peasant from Hasan Abad, who is going on a journey to Baraz on Tuesday December 17th, 1861 for ten days and should receive one thousand dinars for each day.
-
1Images
Letter about visiting the Crown Prince in Tabriz
The writer talks about his mission to Tabriz and visit to the Crown Prince [Muzaffar al-Din Mirza], how this mission had failed and the Crown Prince had refused to see him, saying that he did not need a tutor. He describes the Crown Prince's outrage and adds that Shukuh al-Saltanah knew all along that this mission was doomed to fail. He then gives an account of how he had paid his debts to the butcher, the grocer, and the draper before leaving Tabriz as well as his meeting with Zill al-Sultan. He also mentions Shukuh al-Saltanah's complaint and disappointment about how the Crown Prince did...
-
179Images
Vaqayiʻ al-ayyam
This is a travelogue of Shaykh al-Islam Mansur Qazvini in which he gives accounts of the lives of people. In the beginning it is indicated that the manuscript is in his own hand writing, but at the end it is mentioned that the scribe of this volume, which was finished in 1893, was Mirza ʻAli Akbar, the son of Karbalayi Ghulamʻali.
-
12Images
Copies of letters by Mirza Abu al-Qasim Qa’im Maqam Farahani
These writings include: a note on how Mirza Abu al-Qasim Qa’im Maqam's writing to his wife, Shahzadah Khanum, are written in humor; receipt of two payments: two thousand and four hundred and twenty tumans and one thousand and three hundred and forty tumans; a note from the copyist; addressed to Shahzadah Khanum Kuch about the disapproval of the Shah and Shahzadah Mirza Tahmasb regarding the divorce of his wife; from Khurasan to Shahzadah Khanum Kuch in Tabriz, informing her on Amirzadah Khusraw Mirza's travel to Tabriz, asking her to write him about the state of the household, the yard, the...
-
18Images
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...
-
14Images
Copies of letters by Mirza Abu al-Qasim Qa’im Maqam Farahani
These writings include: a note on how Mirza Abu al-Qasim Qa’im Maqam's writing to his wife, Shahzadah Khanum, are written in humor; receipt of two payments: two thousand and four hundred and twenty tumans and one thousand and three hundred and forty tumans; a note from the copyist; addressed to Shahzadah Khanum Kuch about the disapproval of the Shah and Shahzadah Mirza Tahmasb regarding the divorce of his wife; from Khurasan to Shahzadah Khanum Kuch in Tabriz, informing her on Amirzadah Khusraw Mirza's travel to Tabriz, asking her to write him about the state of the household, the yard, the...
-
5Images
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...
-
3Images
Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1890
Haji Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ (from Tabriz)'s petition discusses the pension of Mulla Yahya and ʻAbd Allah Bayg, the hardships the author went through during his pilgrimage to Mecca, and the delay in paying one-third of Mulla Yahya's belongings to his inheritors. This delay was caused by the heir of Haji Muhammad Baqir who is the Kadkhuda (village chief) of a village, which is owned by Surur al-Saltanah. His appointees sabotaged the payment despite the efforts of Mustashar al-Sultan. At the end, the author refers to the necessity of paying the one-third and asks the addressee to...
Filter
- D Reset
Genres
- DWritings
Subjects
- travel(8)
- money(5)
- siblings(3)
- pilgrimages and shrines(3)
- letter writing(3)
- death(3)
- clothing(3)
- villages(2)
- promissory notes(2)
- petitions(2)
- parties(2)
- marriage(2)
- inheritance(2)
- husband and wife(2)
- friendship(2)
- fabrics(2)
- education(2)
- divorce(2)
- debts and loans(2)
- carpets(2)
- more
- travel(8)
- money(5)
- siblings(3)
- pilgrimages and shrines(3)
- letter writing(3)
- death(3)
- clothing(3)
- villages(2)
- promissory notes(2)
- petitions(2)
- parties(2)
- marriage(2)
- inheritance(2)
- husband and wife(2)
- friendship(2)
- fabrics(2)
- education(2)
- divorce(2)
- debts and loans(2)
- carpets(2)
- bread and bakeries(2)
- animals(2)
- advice(2)
- water and irrigation(1)
- visiting(1)
- tutors(1)
- travelogues(1)
- taxes(1)
- sit-in(1)
- servants(1)
- rent(1)
- remuneration(1)
- quarreling(1)
- property and property management(1)
- politics and government(1)
- poetry(1)
- Photographs(1)
- mediation(1)
- invitations(1)
- imprisonment(1)
- illness(1)
- horses and horse riding(1)
- gifts(1)
- games(1)
- food(1)
- financial matters(1)
- fasts(1)
- decrees(1)
- crime(1)
- carriages(1)
- baths and bath accessories(1)
- arrest(1)
- armies(1)
- andaruni(1)
- Hajj(1)
Subjects
Collections
People
- ‘Abbas Mirza Nayib al-Saltanah(2)
- Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar(2)
- Fathʻali Shah Qajar(2)
- ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak (Amin al-Sultan)(1)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- Zubaydah Khanum Amin Aqdas(1)
- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](1)
- Ruqiyah Sultan Baygum(1)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Shah(1)
- Mirza Yusuf Mustawfi al-Mamalik(1)
- Mirza Hasan‘ali Khan Garusi (Amir Nizam)(1)
- Mas‘ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan(1)
- Malik Jahan Khanum Mahd-i ‘Ulya(1)
- Kamran Mirza (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)
- Husayn‘ali Mirza Yamin al-Dawlah(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ‘Ismat al-Dawlah(1)
- Dust ‘Ali Khan Nizam al-Dawlah Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik(1)
- Ashraf Khanum Surur al-Saltanah (Hazrat-i ʻUlya)(1)
- Aqa Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam(1)
- more
- ‘Abbas Mirza Nayib al-Saltanah(2)
- Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar(2)
- Fathʻali Shah Qajar(2)
- ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak (Amin al-Sultan)(1)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- Zubaydah Khanum Amin Aqdas(1)
- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](1)
- Ruqiyah Sultan Baygum(1)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Shah(1)
- Mirza Yusuf Mustawfi al-Mamalik(1)
- Mirza Hasan‘ali Khan Garusi (Amir Nizam)(1)
- Mas‘ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan(1)
- Malik Jahan Khanum Mahd-i ‘Ulya(1)
- Kamran Mirza (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)
- Husayn‘ali Mirza Yamin al-Dawlah(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ‘Ismat al-Dawlah(1)
- Dust ‘Ali Khan Nizam al-Dawlah Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik(1)
- Ashraf Khanum Surur al-Saltanah (Hazrat-i ʻUlya)(1)
- Aqa Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam(1)
- Amir Dust Muhammad Khan (Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik)(1)
People
Places
Transcription
Periods
- D Nasir al-Din Shah