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Letters from Nizam al-Saltanah to Riza Quli Khan Mafi
Letters from Husayn Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi to his nephew Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi regarding the political situation of the country; his marital life; requesting food from Tehran; sending a horse to Sardar Arfa‘; sending Qavam al-Dawlah's documents; the cook's complaints and the price of goods; management and selling of his property to pay for his debts; the animosity of ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak Amin al-Sultan; his intention to travel to England; his son, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan and his travel to Belgium; insecurity in the borders of Azarbayjan; his relations with the...
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Poem by Zahir al-Dawlah
A poem by Zahir al-Dawlah, husband of Turan Agha Furugh al-Dawlah, regarding the bombardment of the Majlis by canon commanded by Muhammad ‘Ali Shah on 23 June 1908.
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Regarding Jahan Ara Khanum and Afsar Malik Khanum's salaries, 1909 to 1910
Documents include letters of salary confirmation for Jahan Ara Khanum and Afsar Malik Khanum, daughters of Muhammad Hasan Mirza (from Asad Allah Mirza Nayib al-Iyalah's family); their power of attorney to Asad Allah Mirza to represent and receive their salaries; and their identity verification and salary forms
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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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Letter about Muhammad ‘Ali Shah's stipend
A letter from Mahmud Mudir al-Mulk on the letterhead of the Prime Minsiter addressed to the Ministry of Finance. The letter is about the money owed to the late Muhammad ‘Ali Shah because of two delayed payments of his stipend, with the value of 1750 and 13500 tumans. The writer requests that this payment be expedited so that Malakah Jahan, the former Shah's wife, and his other survivors could move from Sanremo (Italy).
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Muhammad ‘Ali Shah and Malakah Jahan
During his exile in Odessa
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Funeral of Malakah Jahan Khanum
Photograph (copy) of body of Malakah Jahan Khanum, wife of Muhammad ‘Ali Shah Qajar.
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Letter from the Pahlavi Minister of the Court to the supervisor of Nasir al-Din Shah's mausoleum, 1962
Letter from the Pahlavi Minister of the Court to the supervisor of Nasir al-Din Shah's mausoleum, in which he permits Malih al-Saltanah to have her grave at this mausoleum.
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Letter about visiting the Crown Prince in Tabriz
The writer talks about his mission to Tabriz and visit to the Crown Prince [Muzaffar al-Din Mirza], how this mission had failed and the Crown Prince had refused to see him, saying that he did not need a tutor. He describes the Crown Prince's outrage and adds that Shukuh al-Saltanah knew all along that this mission was doomed to fail. He then gives an account of how he had paid his debts to the butcher, the grocer, and the draper before leaving Tabriz as well as his meeting with Zill al-Sultan. He also mentions Shukuh al-Saltanah's complaint and disappointment about how the Crown Prince did...
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Photo album
Photo album belonging to Firouz Firouz, with marginal notes around the photographs.
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