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Letters from Shams al-Dawlah
Three letters from Shams al-Dawlah [wife of Nasir al-Din Shah] including two letters to ‘Azud al-Mulk and a letter of complaint to an unidentified person regarding the arrest of her brother, ‘Ayn al-Dawlah [‘Abd al-Majid Mirza]. The first letter is about the decree for ‘Ayn al-Dawlah in which she complains about ‘Azud al-Mulk's delay in sealing the decree and asks him to speed up the process and otherwise, to send it back with the messenger Mirza Ahmad Khan. She has included fifty five-thousand bills for the taxation costs in the envelope. The second letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk is about the...
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Settlement between Shams al-Dawlah and Amir Aʻzam
Property settlement concerning the villages of Qalʻah Naw and Kalatah Khvan between Hajiyah Khanum Shams al-Dawlah, daughter of Sultan Ahmad Mirza ʻAzud al-Dawlah and wife of Nasir al-Din Shah, and her nephew, Nusrat Allah Mirza Amir Aʻzam.
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Shams al-Dawlah
Shams al-Dawlah was wife of Nasir al-Din Shah.
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Shams al-Dawlah
Inscription: "Shams al-Dawlah, wife of Nasir al-Din Shah, daughter of ʻAzud al-Dawlah and sister of ʻAyn al-Dawlah;" printed inscription: "Dar al-Khalafah Nasiri Amir Qajar"
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Travel journal
ʻAlaviyah Khanum Kirmani's travel journal. ʻAlaviyah Khanum, ʻAli Khan and a few others went on Hajj and made pilgrimages to the shrines in Iraq. On the way back to Iran, she visited a number of cities including Tehran and the Nasiri Court. This travel journal was written by ʻAlaviyah Khanum Kirmani. On the first page of the book (this page was written by ʻAli Khan at the request of ʻAlaviyah Khanum), ʻAlaviyah Khanum noted that she wrote this book because she missed her husband and also to record these events in history. The author's actual name is not known and "ʻAlaviyah Khanum Kirmani"...
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Women of Nasiri harem
According to the inscription, which was probably written by Nasir al-Din Shah, from left to right, seated: "Shukuh al-Saltanah, mother of Nayib al-Saltanah, Shams al-Dawlah, Surur al-Saltanah, and Galin Khanum;" standing: "Taj al-Dawlah and Huma Khanum"
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