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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1869 or 1870
Mahd-i ‘Ulya mentions not hearing from the addressee since his arrival in Shahristanak and talks about the nice weather in Niyavaran, the well-being of harem workers and princes, and her own recovery. She describes Tuman Aqa's fever and nosebleed and how Agha Bashi has been taking care of her and bringing Hakim (doctor) for her. Mahd-i ‘Ulya also praises Agha Bashi's competence despite being weak.
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1869 or 1870
On sending Qurban‘ali Bayg to bring news of Nasir al-Din Shah's health, the well-being of herself, harem workers, and princes, Tuman Aqa's whooping cough and her recovery, Nayib al-Saltanahs's horse riding in Ushan, Shahzadah Muhammad Rahim Mirza's good management of Shimiranat and his competence with major responsibilities, I‘tizad al-Saltanah and Nusrat al-Dawlah attending the council, and the well-being of ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and her children
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Letters from Nusrat al-Saltanah to A‘zam al-Saltanah
Nusrat al-Saltanah writes from Europe to his wife, A‘zam al-Saltanah, in Tehran, about his financial situation, family affairs, and his daily activities in Europe.
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Poem by Turan Agha Furugh al-Dawlah
A poem by Turan Agha Furugh al-Dawlah (known as Malakah Iran), wife of Zahir al-Dawlah [and daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah], regarding the bombardment of her house by the Cossack brigade on 25 June 1908.
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Regarding Furugh al-Dawlah's properties
Regarding Furugh al-Dawlah's visit to the Shah and his order to ‘Azud al-Mulk regarding the division of the ice basin while keeping the garden undivided as it belongs to Furugh al-Dawlah
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Regarding Malakah Iran's salary, 1911 to 1912
Correspondence amongst the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the Treasury General, the Fars Department of Finance, the Yazd Finance Administration, the Ministry of the Royal Court, the Cabinet, and Malakah Iran regarding the hold on a payment of four hundred and sixty-one tumans from Malakah Iran's salary due to a trial in absentia for her debt to Aqa Riza Quli Nazir (overseer); her subsequent complaint; the order to remove the hold and issue her payment; another complaint by her on not receiving her salary for three years; and the order to investigate this issue.
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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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Writing, 1908
It begins with quotations from Baha’ Allah and ‘Abd al-Baha’, and includes the importance of the meeting between Tayirah Khanum, Mr. Charles Mason Remey, and Mr. Sydney on uniting west and east under the Baha'i faith; at the end of their talk, they told Tayirah Khanum about American women, and Tayirah Khanum took off her pearl necklace and handed it to Mr. Remey to give it to the American women. This pearl necklace was given to Tayirah Khanum by Malakah Iran, sister of Muzaffar al-Din Shah. It also includes a list of Baha’i women who hold meetings in different cities in Iran.
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