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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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Rubabah Khanum to Amjad al-Vizarah
Rubabah Khanum, daughter of Mirza Mahmud Shaykh al-Islam, writes a humorous letter to Sayyid ʻAbd Allah Shaykh al-Islami (Amjad al-Vizarah).
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Poem for Akhtar al-Muluk
Poem dedicated to Akhtar al-Muluk, daughter of Sayyid ʻAbd Allah Shaykh al-Islami (Amjad al-Vizarah).
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ʻAli Amir al-Umara and ʻAziz Jan to Mansurah
From ʻAli Amir al-Umara (Amir Khan) and ʻAziz Jan to their daughter, Mansurah. In the letter, Amir Khan complains that Mansurah did not send them letters and asks her to send more letters. On the back of the letter is ʻAziz Jan's letter asking Mansurah how she was doing and tells her that she is sending her a few things.
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Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining women], 1916
Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining Women], also known as Ta’dib al-nisaʼ, is a male-centered, often misogynous text written in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters.
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Fragment of Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining women]
The first few pages of Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining Women] (also known as Ta’dib al-nisaʼ), a male-centered, often misogynous text written in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters.
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Verses by Aqa Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah
Verses by Aqa Mirza ʻAbd Allah Shaykh al-Islami Amjad al-Vizarah, including a poem for his daughter Akhtar al-Muluk.
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Amjad al-Vizarah to Fakhri Muʻazzam, 14 March 1930
Sayyid ʻAbd Allah Shaykh al-Islami (Amjad al-Vizarah) writes to his sister, Fakhri Muʻazzam, in Khurasan. Includes a note written by his son, Mir Sayyid ʻAli Khan Shaykh al-Islami.
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Poem for Mahdi Khan Farrukh
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Collection of tales
This collection consists of different pieces with different styles. Parts of it are written in a history book style. There might be parts of ʻAzudi History or older histories going back to Safavid and Zand eras. There are some tales and proverbs. Another piece is about military education. There is a record of a meeting about Shahi Bank in which Nasir al-Din Shah has been present and then a complimentary explanation about banks in general and how they work. The last part, Latayif and Zarayif, consists of jokes and tales and seems to be from Nasiri era.
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- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(8)
- Zahra Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(3)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(3)
- Mir Sayyid ʻAli Khan Shaykh al-Islami(3)
- Taj al-Saltanah(2)
- Sadiqah Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(2)
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- ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum(1)
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- Ziyaʼ al-Saltanah [I] (Shah Baygum)(1)
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- Sakinah Khanum (daughter of ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni)(1)
- Qamar Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Nushin Khanum Shaykh al-Islami(1)
- Nazim al-Bikaʼ(1)
- Muluk Khanum(1)
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- Muhammad Hasan Khan Sani‘ al-Dawlah (I‘timad al-Saltanah)(1)
- Mirza Shukr Allah Sa‘id al-Sultan(1)
- Mirza Nasr Allah(1)
- Mirza Muhammad Baqir Naji Qazvini(1)
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- Fakhr al-Muluk(1)
- Bisharat al-Dawlah(1)
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