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Afsanah Khanum to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam
Afsanah Khanum, daughter of Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam, writes to her paternal cousin, Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam.
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Correspondence of Kishikchi Bashi, [late 19th century]
Kishikchi Bashi's letters to Lalah Bashi, Haji Khanum, perhaps Nusrat al-Dawlah, and others. Some of the letters concern Kishikchi Bashi taking measures to cultivate and maintain good relations with Shukuh al-Saltanah. There is a list of gifts given by Kishikchi Bashi to the entourage of Shukuh al-Saltanah. Many of the letters are related to family affairs.
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Documents regarding property management of Banu-yi Ashraf and her children
Documents regarding property management of Banu-yi Ashraf and her children, including: list of properties purchased by ‘Abbas Quli Khan Ashrafi, Musa Khan Ashraf al-Mulk, and his underage children in the village of Laktarashan between 1903 to 1930; settlements and rental contracts related to properties and qanats in the villages of Laktarashan, Kalak, Mansur Kandah, and Istardikala belonging to Ashraf al-Mulk, Banu-yi Ashraf and their children, Muhammad, Ahmad, Maryam, and Musa Ashrafi. In some of these legal documents, Banu-yi Ashraf (Ashraf al-Dawlah), Fatimah Khanum (mother of Ashraf...
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Family letter, 1913
Addressed to a brother, regarding household expenses and other financial matters; Sadiqah catching smallpox and her recovery; the colonel's letter from Mecca; having no news from Muntasir; the annual mourning ceremony; the sister sending her greetings and wondering about the addressee's promise to send lamb for Sadiqah and chicken for Safiyah; Fatimah Khanum's hardship in the winter and asking for some allowance for her; carrying the corpse of the sister and letting Muhammad Khan know that he is responsible for the expenses.
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Fatimah Khanum's endowment, 1863
Endowment for parts of two qanats and a farm by Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Mulla Abu al-Qasim Shahabadi Yazdi. The document calls for the money to be spent on Hazrat ʻAli's mourning ceremony on the three holy nights in Ramadan.
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From Muluk Iʻtizadi to Maymanat Jaʻfari
The letter reads: "Dear friend, I received your letter on Thursday night and it made me very happy. I pray to God, saying, 'if you are going to take everything from me, please do not take these two dear friends, who I have known for 18 years.' I always pray for your health and Khanum Vafadust's health. I saw your letter for Khanum Vafadust when I was with her and we were waiting for Asghar to bring our lunch. Then your letter for me arrived and she suggested that we write both of our replies to you on one letter. However, thinking of you tonight, I couldn't wait any longer so I decided to...
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Gawhari Khanum's will, 1923
Gawhari Khanum (daughter of Haj Zu al-Riyasatayn) makes her daughter, Batul Khanum, the executor of her will so that after Gawhari Khanum's death Batul Khanum has to sell the three-sixths of the mills in Murad Bak valley, or buy that share, and spend the money for the expenses in the year of Gawhari Khanum's death. Seven hundred tumans of subtenancy should be paid for fifty years of fasts and prayers. Five hundred tumans should be paid for the expenses of carrying the corpse to the holy cities in Iraq. If this was not possible, the corpse should be carried to Qum and be burried next to the...
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Group portrait of relatives of ʻIsmat al-Dawlah
ʻIsmat al-Dawlah was daughter of Taj al-Dawlah and Nasir al-Din Shah. Front row, from left: the third person: Taj al-Dawlah, the fifth person: Fakhr al-Taj, the seventh person: ʻIsmat al-Muluk; standing (women), from left: unidentified, Mihr Arfaʻ Jahanbani, unidentified, the woman in the back: Iran Khanum (the daughter of Jahan Sultan Khanum and Shams al-Shuʻara’), and the last two unidentified; standing men, from left: Jahangir Mirza Jahanbani (ʻIsmat al-Dawlah's uncle), ʻAyn Allah Mirza Jahanbani (Yad Allah Mirza's son), and Dust ‘Ali Mu‘ayyiri (I‘tisam al-Saltanah); Fakhr al-Taj, ʻIsmat...
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Legal documents belonging to Banu-yi Ashraf and Fatimah Khanum
Legal documents of Banu-yi Ashraf and Fatimah Khanum (Karbalayi Khanum), including: power of attorney from Fatimah Khanum and Ashraf al-Muluk [Banu-yi Ashraf] to Najaf Quli Mirza Aqa Sardar (Banu-yi Ashraf's uncle) to follow up the case of Ashraf al-Mulk's murder; settlement between Fatimah Khanum and Banu-yi Ashraf on behalf of children of Ashraf al-Muluk with Khan Baba Khan regarding Laktarashan's qanat and well; power of attorney from Fatimah Khanum and Ashraf al-Muluk [Banu-yi Ashraf] to ‘Abd al-Baqi Mirza Mu‘azid al-Dawlah Mu‘izzi (Banu-yi Ashraf's uncle) to sell two houses in Sangalaj...
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Letters from Galin Khanum to Qahraman Mirza ‘Ayn al-Saltanah
Three Letters from Galin Khanum to her husband, Qahraman Mirza ‘Ayn al-Saltanah, in which she talks about how she misses her husband, describes the mournings of Muharram, and discusses the quarrels between Sharif al-Dawlah and his wife. In one of the letters, she complains about not receiving her living expenses and that she is being neglected by her husband.
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