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Letters from Najm al-Saltanah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Najm al-Saltanah's letters to her brother ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, including the following: one about a disease outbreak in Tehran and the health of various women at the court; one requesting her brother's advice on several properties, including Ismaʻil Abad and the qanat of Rustam Abad; some about the appointment of her husband Vakil al-Mulk to the Ardabil government; one about her decision to cancel her pilgrimage at Farmanfarma's request; one about her desire that Muzaffar al-Din Mirza (then the crown prince) permit his daughter (Ashraf Fakhr al-Dawlah, daughter of Surur...
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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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Shukuh al-Saltanah
Shukuh al-Saltanah was the daughter of Shahrbanu Khanum and Fath Allah Mirza Shu'a’ al-Saltanah. She was the mother of Muzaffar al-Din Shah.
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Shukuh al-Saltanah
Portrait of Shukuh al-Saltanah, mother of Muzaffar al-Din Shah.
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Shukuh al-Saltanah
Portrait of Shukuh al-Saltanah, mother of Muzaffar al-Din Shah, with two attendants.
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Women of Nasiri harem
According to the inscription, which was probably written by Nasir al-Din Shah, from left to right, seated: "Shukuh al-Saltanah, mother of Nayib al-Saltanah, Shams al-Dawlah, Surur al-Saltanah, and Galin Khanum;" standing: "Taj al-Dawlah and Huma Khanum"
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Telegram from Shukuh al-Saltanah to Muzaffar al-Din Mirza, 1890
Telegram from Shukuh al-Saltanah to his son, Muzaffar al-Din Mirza, the Crown Prince, talking about receiving two telegrams from the addressee, congratulating him on his new baby boy, and suggesting either Bahman Mirza or Qahraman Mirza for the baby's name if they would like
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Letter about Muhammad Khan and [Shukuh al-Saltanah?], [late 19th century]
Letter concerns a quarrel involving Muhammad Khan and mentions that Hazrat-i ‘Iliyah ‘Aliyah [Shukuh al-Saltanah?] has not replied to his appeals.
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Same date, Shukuh al-Saltanah
In Nasir al-Din Shah's handwriting: "the same date, Shukuh al-Saltanah"
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Correspondence between Muzaffar al-Din Mirza and Shukuh al-Saltanah
Two letters from Muzaffar al-Din Mirza to his mother, Shukuh al-Saltanah. The first on receiving her photograph and a matter related to the andarun; the second about receiving Shukuh al-Saltanah's letters and gifts and coming to Tehran. He also writes about the problems caused by Taj al-Muluk despite advice from ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and Mahd-i ‘Ulya, raises the possibility of a new marriage and asks for his mother's opinion. The letter from Shukuh al-Saltanah to Muzaffar al-Din Mirza advises him to be patient until the new year and then proceed with the issue related to the andarun.
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