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Abu al-Qasim Khan Burhan al-Dawlah to Riza Quli Khan Sardar Mukarram, 1907
Letter from Abu al-Qasim Burhan al-Dawlah to his brother Riza Quli Khan Sardar Mukarram (Nizam al-Saltanah), governor of ‘Arabistan and Luristan. He writes about the rumors of arrival of Salar al-Dawlah with his troops, insecurity in the region, the upheavals in Azarbayjan, and reassures him of the security of the household.
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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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Badr al-Muluk and Amin al-Sultan's Love Letters
The love letters of Badr al-Muluk and Amin al-Sultan, including: a letter from Badr al-Muluk to [Amin al-Sultan?], in which she is complaining about the hostility of certain people who the recipient knows, and the journey of ‘Isa Mirza (her brother) from the salt mine to her house and his stay until the third of the month, after which she is going to visit the reader; an envelope with an inscribed stamp or sticker of Badr al-Muluk; a letter by Badr al-Muluk, in which after a nostalgic note, she asks the reader to deliver his future letters to Sanam Baji at Badr al-Muluk's house through that...
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Decree of Amin al-Sultan
Decree of Amin al-Sultan, concerning the dispute between Aqa Mirza Sayyid Ahmad and Aqa Sayyid Mahdi and orders the return of one of their wives.
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Dividing the inheritance of Nasr Allah Mushir al-Dawlah, 1908
The preliminary agreement of dividing and listing of the properties of Mirza Nasr Allah Mushir al-Dawlah among his inheritors: his wife, Hafiyyah Khanum Quds al-Dawlah, and his children: Zahra Khanum Jalil al-Saltanah, Mirza Husayn Mu’taman al-Mulk, and Mirza Hasan Mushir al-Dawlah (June 6, 1908); a document in which Quds al-Dawlha has listed the properties she has inherited after Mirza Nasr Allah (June 1, 1908).
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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...
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Eugenie Pillot to Amin al-Sultan
A letter from Paris written by Eugenie Pillot to Amin al-Sultan. The letter was written in French and a Persian translation was attached. The writer complains about the inappropriate and extensive expectations of Fakhr al-Mulk whose letter to Tehran has been returned to Madam Pillot and her husband in Paris. The writer has also asked Monsieur Bazirkiyan to check the letters in Tehran and if any were from Fakhr al-Mulk and if so, to send them directly to Amin al-Sultan. The writer also sends their devotion and loyalty to Amin al-Sultan and asks for his investigation of the matter.
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Fakhr al-Mulk to Atabak A‘zam
In a telegram to Atabak A‘zam, Fakhr al-Mulk notifies him of the receipt of his telegram about installments of the fund, taxes collected by Fakhr al-Mulk, the high expenses of transporting Shukuh al-Saltanah's body [to ‘Atabat], the stipend of the road gendarmes, the reception for Anis al-Dawlah's arrival, and more. The accompanying envelope is addressed to Nasir al-Mulk, the governor of Kurdistan.
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Financial document, 1894
A letter related to the Premier [Amin Sultan] with a seal from the Belgian ambassador, Baron Derp, on the back.
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Greetings postcard
A postcard with Nawruz greetings, in which the writer talks about their love and states their desire to go to Shimiran, so that they can at least see the recipient from a distance. The writer has also mentioned her/his cousin whose name was blemished, and sent her respects to the reader. The envelope bears Amin al-Sultan's seal.
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