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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes to her mother, Khadijah Sultan Khanum and expresses her concern about not receiving letters from her; talks about the moderate winter weather in Hamadan, the nice people there, and her new social life; she describes how women dress in Hamadan, that the old fashions in Tehran are now becoming fashionable in Hamadan: women wear chaqchur [a kind of leggings] when leaving the house as there is no carriage road in the city and people either walk or ride a donkey. She discusses the way they make jams and sweets and mentions that the prices of some goods are...
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Telegram from Asad Allah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Concerning the deeds of Salar al-Dawlah in Kirmanshah including appointing Pasha Khan as the Governor of Hamadan and Baqir Khan Kakavand as the governor of Kangavar, Khazal, and Asadabad. The author mentions that Salar al-Dawlah, accompanied by one thousand soldiers, went to Kangavar and Hamadan, and the residents of Kangavar ran to the Imamzadah out of fear. The author sent his household to Malayir.
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Letters from Sadiqah Khanum
Letters from Sadiqah Khanum to her brother Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam and Munshi Bashi.
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- shoes(1)
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- travel(3)
- telegraph(2)
- illness(2)
- debts and loans(2)
- armies(2)
- animals(2)
- siblings(1)
- shoes(1)
- politics and government(1)
- letter writing(1)
- husband and wife(1)
- horses and horse riding(1)
- fashion(1)
- drugs(1)
- dowry(1)
- divination(1)
- death(1)
- crime(1)
- cooking(1)
- clothing(1)
- children(1)
- childbirth(1)
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- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(1)
- Sadiqah Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(1)
- Munshi Bashi(1)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(1)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(1)
- Abu al-Hasan Khan (Baha' Nizam)(1)
- Abu al-Fath Mirza Salar al-Dawlah(1)
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