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Amjad al-Vizarah to Fakhri Muʻazzam, 14 March 1930
Sayyid ʻAbd Allah Shaykh al-Islami (Amjad al-Vizarah) writes to his sister, Fakhri Muʻazzam, in Khurasan. Includes a note written by his son, Mir Sayyid ʻAli Khan Shaykh al-Islami.
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Anthology [with The book of finding a spouse, and a satirical poem about women], 1887-1891
A collection of different topics by various authors, including Essay of Majdiyah, Oct 1887-Sept 1889; Essay of Good Deeds: in reply to Haji Mulla ʻAli by Haji Sayyid Hasan Vaʻiz and written in the hand of Mirza Nasr Allah, August 1889; Tazvijnamah [The Book of Finding a Spouse] by Mirza Muhammad Baqir Naji Qazvini, written in the hand of Mirza Nasr al-Allah, April 1890; Poems of Mulla Sadiq Mulla Rajab Isfahani, 1888 or 1889; Satirical poem about women, 15 September 1890; Poem on intimacy, written in the hand of Mirza Nasr al-Allah, August 1890; Writings of Haj Shaykh al-Ra'is Qajar,...
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Anthology of food, [ca. 1873 or 1874]
A satirical anthology of poetry that uses Iranian foods to make fun of government elites, both men and women, including: Nasir al-Din Shah, Muzaffar al-Din Shah (Vali ʻAhd), Aqa Vajih, Fakhr al-Muluk, Ziyaʼ al-Saltanah, ʻIsmat al-Dawlah, Amin al-Saltanah, Turan Aqa, Tuman Aqa, Anis al-Dawlah, Shukuh al-Saltanah, Taj al-Dawlah, Shams al-Dawlah, Akhtar al-Saltanah, Badr al-Saltanah, Zaynab al-Saltanah, ʻIffat al-Saltanah, ʻAʼishah Khanum, Hajiyah Khanum, Amin Aqdas, Imam Jumʻah, Atabak Aʻzam, Iʻtimad al-Saltanah, Shaykh al-Islam, Nazim al-Bikaʼ. The writer, Mayil Afshar, received the titles...
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Ballad
Three pages of tasnifs (ballads) with satirical content
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Book on Finding a Spouse
The Book on Finding a Spouse is a short poem describing courtship and marriage customs during the Qajar period. Mirza Baqir Qazvini (1838-1886) wrote this book, under the pen name Naji.
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Booklet of satire, Badimjan-chi
Booklet of satire with poems in Turkish, illustrated; inscription on the first page: Badimjan-chi [-] Bazar-i Sadiqiyah, Kitabfurushi Irani; inscription on the second page: Tafrih Namah Lazimiyah
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Collection of tales
This collection consists of different pieces with different styles. Parts of it are written in a history book style. There might be parts of ʻAzudi History or older histories going back to Safavid and Zand eras. There are some tales and proverbs. Another piece is about military education. There is a record of a meeting about Shahi Bank in which Nasir al-Din Shah has been present and then a complimentary explanation about banks in general and how they work. The last part, Latayif and Zarayif, consists of jokes and tales and seems to be from Nasiri era.
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Fragment of Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining women]
The first few pages of Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining Women] (also known as Ta’dib al-nisaʼ), a male-centered, often misogynous text written in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters.
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Glossary of common idioms
Satirical descriptions of some common idioms
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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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- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(8)
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- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(3)
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- Taj al-Saltanah(2)
- Sadiqah Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(2)
- Rubabah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(2)
- Qamar al-Muluk Shaykh al-Islami(2)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(2)
- Munshi Bashi(2)
- Mahdi Khan Farrukh(2)
- Haj Mirza Abu Turab Shaykh al-Islam(2)
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- ‘Aliyah Khanum (Bihjat Khanum)(1)
- ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak (Amin al-Sultan)(1)
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- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(8)
- Zahra Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(3)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(3)
- Mir Sayyid ʻAli Khan Shaykh al-Islami(3)
- Taj al-Saltanah(2)
- Sadiqah Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(2)
- Rubabah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(2)
- Qamar al-Muluk Shaykh al-Islami(2)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(2)
- Munshi Bashi(2)
- Mahdi Khan Farrukh(2)
- Haj Mirza Abu Turab Shaykh al-Islam(2)
- Fakhri Muʻazzam(2)
- Asiyah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(2)
- ‘Iffat al-Saltanah(1)
- ‘Aliyah Khanum (Bihjat Khanum)(1)
- ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak (Amin al-Sultan)(1)
- ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum(1)
- ʻAziz Jan Afkhami(1)
- ʻAyishah Khanum(1)
- ʻAli Amir al-Umara(1)
- ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni Muntazim al-Mulk(1)
- Zubaydah Khanum Amin Aqdas(1)
- Ziyaʼ al-Saltanah [I] (Shah Baygum)(1)
- Zaynab al-Saltanah(1)
- Sughra Sultan Khanum Surur al-Saltanah(1)
- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](1)
- Shaykh al-Islam(1)
- Sayyid Husayn Shaykh al-Islam (Majd al-Islam)(1)
- Sakinah Khanum (daughter of ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni)(1)
- Qamar Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Nushin Khanum Shaykh al-Islami(1)
- Nazim al-Bikaʼ(1)
- Muluk Khanum(1)
- Muhibb ʻAli(1)
- Muhammad Hasan Khan Sani‘ al-Dawlah (I‘timad al-Saltanah)(1)
- Mirza Shukr Allah Sa‘id al-Sultan(1)
- Mirza Nasr Allah(1)
- Mirza Muhammad Baqir Naji Qazvini(1)
- Mayil Afshar Shaykh al-Shuʻara(1)
- Manuchihr Taymurtash(1)
- Mansurah Amir Ibrahimi(1)
- Manizhah Safdari Qajar(1)
- Mah Talʻat Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Khvurshid Kulah Khanum Shams al-Dawlah(1)
- Khujastah Khanum Jahanbani (Taj al-Dawlah)(1)
- Khanum Khanumha(1)
- Khanum Buzurg Khanum(1)
- Jahan Ara Hajiyah Khanum(1)
- Imam Jumʻah(1)
- Hajiyah Khanum(1)
- Haji Sayyid Hasan Vaʻiz(1)
- Haj Shaykh al-Ra'is Qajar(1)
- Furugh al-Dawlah (Malakah Iran)(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ‘Ismat al-Dawlah(1)
- Fatimah Khanum Farah al-Saltanah (1)
- Fakhr al-Muluk (Sheikhoaleslami Collection)(1)
- Fakhr al-Muluk(1)
- Bisharat al-Dawlah(1)
- Badr al-Saltanah(1)
- Ashraf al-Sadat(1)
- Aqa Vajih(1)
- Amin al-Saltanah(1)
- Akhtar al-Saltanah(1)
- Akhtar al-Muluk (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Afsanah Khanum(1)