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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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Correspondence related to the land dispute between Banu-yi ‘Uzma and Zill al-Sultan, 1908
Includes the complaint by Siraj al-Mulk, Zill al-Sultan's steward, against Banu-yi ‘Uzma [Zill al-Sultan's sister], who has claimed ownership of Sa‘d Abad village in Shimiran; Mushir al-Dawlah (the Minister of Justice)'s request from Banu-yi ‘Uzma for presenting proof of usurpation and ownership; the Prime Minister's order to send officers to seize the property from Banu-yi ‘Uzma's agents; the Russian Embassy's letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about ownership of the property by Mirza Abu al-Qasim Khan, the First Secretary of the Embassy; Mushir al-Dawlah's report to ‘Ala’ al-Dawlah...
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Settlement between Hamdam al-Saltanah and Mirza ʻAbd Allah Bahrami, 1928
Settlement between Hamdam al-Saltanah, daughter of Mirza Yusuf Mustawfi al-Mamalik Sadr-i Aʻzam [the premier], and Mirza ʻAbd Allah Bahrami, son of Ismaʻil Khan ʻImad al-Mamalik, regarding some shares of water usage. Hamdam al-Saltanah also gives some shares of water usage to Mirza Riza Na’ini, Mirza Taqi Bihnam ʻImad al-Mulk, and Ayyub Khan. The children of Hamdam al-Saltanah, Shahzadah Qaysar Mirza Jalal al-Dawlah, Malakah Zaman, and Fakhr al-Zaman, validate the settlements.
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Taj Iran and others
Taj Iran Zarghami (center back), the daughter of Turan al-Dawlah and Arbab Faraj Zargham, and Husayn Fasihi (in front of her), Taj Iran's husband, are pictured here. The other figures remain unidentified.
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Will of ‘Ali Khan Amin al-Dawlah, 1911
Will of Mirza ‘Ali Khan Amin al-Dawlah, in which he assigns his wife, Muhtaram al-Dawlah as his atorney and administrator of his will. He emphasizes the maintenance of Rushdiah, the school he had founded, and encourages his son, Mirza Muhsin Khan Mu‘in al-Mulk, to establish a similar school in Lasht Nishasimilar.
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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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Letter to Nasir al-Din Shah regarding Mahd-i ‘Ulya, 1869 or 1870
The writer reports on the state of Saltanat Abad palace, including the workers in the garden and andaruni and the well-being of princes. He also mentions Mahd-i ‘Ulya being stung by a scorpion, the call for Mirza Hasan ‘Ali Tabib (doctor) and her treatment.
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Legal documents and settlements of Manzar al-Dawlah, 1877-1905
Legal documents and settlements concerning Farahzad and Shimiran properties belonging to Manzar al-Dawlah, daughter of ‘Abbas Quli Mirza, wife of Haj Bayan al-Mamalik, including: sale settlement of shares of Haj ‘Ali Muhammad Farahzadi's sons (Haj Muhammad Husayn and Haj Muhammad ‘Ali) to Aqa Sayyid ‘Aziz Allah (March 16, 1877); Lease contract between Mashhadi Ramazan Farahzadi and Haji Sayyid ‘Aziz Allah (October 5, 1891); document regarding the payment of religious tithe by Mashhadi Ramazan ‘Ali Farahzadi to Haji Sayyid ‘Aziz Allah (September 26, 1901); and sale document of the properties...
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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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‘Iffat Khanum
This photograph belongs to the album from the Firouz Firouz collection with the record number 1275A1 and has some marginal notes.
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