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Khadijah Sultan Khanum with her children and grandchildren
Pictured from the left, in the back row, are: Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, and Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi; in the middle row: Pari Nizam Mafi (daughter of Ruqiyah Khanum and Muhammad Taqi Khan), ‘Izzat al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan (daughter of Zahra Sultan and ‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar), Khadijah Sultan Khanum (seated), Sadiq and Manizhah Nizam Mafi (children of Ruqiyah Khanum and Muhammad Taqi Khan); and in the front row: Taj al-Muluk and Huma Farmanfarma’iyan (daughter of Zahra Sultan and ‘Abbas Mirza). Zahra Sultan, Muhammad Taqi, Ma‘sumah,...
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Khadijah Sultan and her children
Pictured, from the left, are: Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, Ma‘sumah Khanum, Khadijah Sultan Khanum (the wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah), Mahmud Khan, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan, and Muhammad Taqi Khan.
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Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam: Khadijah Sultan's draft of a letter in which she complains about not receiving any news from her husband and asks him to write more often to her, and also writes about their children (Muhammad ʻAli Khan, Mirza Taqi Khan, and Zahra Sultan)'s well-being; a letter complaining about Riza Quli Khan's decision to send Muhammad ʻAli Khan (their son) to Beirut instead of London or Belgium, arguing that if Beirut were an appropriate place to study, Nizam al-Saltanah would have sent his son there or Sa‘d al-Mulk would have...
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Khadijah Sultan to her son Muhammad ‘Ali Khan
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her son, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan: a letter in which she informs Muhammad ‘Ali Khan of her own wellbeing and of that of her younger son (Mahmud) and asks her husband not to send their son (Muhammad ‘Ali Khan) to Beirut (because of an epidemic); a letter describing Khadijah Sultan's happiness about the news of her son (Muhammad ‘Ali)'s arrival in Saint Petersburg and also her other son (Taqi)'s decision to join him there; a letter of gratitude for her son's gifts (a mirror and a comb); a letter about the well-being of the members of her family, travel to...
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Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1910 or 1911
Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah. He comments on the murder of Sayyid ‘Abd Allah, talks about the weather in Finland, the son of Farmanfarma, and how his skill in speaking Persian has declined since he has moved from Switzerland.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) congratulates his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, on her engagement to ‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, sending his greetings and telling her about his education.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, mentioning his travel to Finland and moving as the reasons for his delayed letters. He discusses Muhammad Taqi Khan's expected arrival, getting a yogurt culture from the Iranian Embassy to make yogurt at home during the summer, and says he has received the cookbook. He then gives some advice regarding his sister's study of French and playing the piano, telling her that she needs to practice piano every day and read more books to improve her French.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling her that she will not receive the postcards he was going to send with Saham Nizam, her previous tutor, as he has canceled his trip to Iran. Muhammad ‘Ali Khan mentions a photograph of him that he is sending with the letter.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi to Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi, 1905
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his brother, Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi, sending greetings and asking the address of Aqa.
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