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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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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, asking her to send a photograph of Manizhah and promising to send a photograph of ‘Izzi. ‘Izzat al-Saltanah also advises her sister to send some of her servants to learn to make some dishes and desserts from the new, skilled chef hired by the Hazrat-i Ashraf household. She mentions that she, herself, is learning some recipes from the cooks in addition to the dessert recipes she learned in Hamadan. She finds this particularly helpful in Tehran, as the kitchen would be in the andarun and she does not...
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Letters to Saʻid al-Sultan
Letters to Saʻid al-Sultan: from Muhammad Sadiq, about the destruction wrought by the gendarmerie; from Aflatun Adibi Kurdistani, apologizing for the delay in correspondence and asking for money from the Gumah valley transaction; from [Muhammad?], son of Haji Qavam, sending Nawruz greetings and a bonus, conveying his appreciation of Saʻid al-Sultan's visiting his family, and sending greetings from himself and his wife, ʻAliyah Khanum, to [Bihjat Khanum]; from [Muhammad?], son of Haji Qavam, complaining about Saʻid al-Sultan's delay in replying to two of Muhammad's previous letters in the...
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Hafez Farmayan's Interview- part 1
Hafez Farmayan's interview conducted by Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 5 February 2010. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people in the Qajar era. Hafez Farmayan describes the life of his Father (ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma) in his estate in Tehran, his childhood memories of his mother and other co-wives, and his siblings and other people living on the estate. The plan of this estate is also drawn by Farmayan and it is included as an item in this collection.
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- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- ‘Abbas Mirza Farmanfarma’ian Salar Lashkar(1)
- Zarrin Taj Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Tabandah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Sayyid ʻAli Naqi Shirazi(1)
- Sattarah Farman Farmaian(1)
- Sadiqah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Sabbar Mirza Farmanfarmaʼiyan(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum (wife of Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi)(1)
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- Percy Sykes(1)
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- Muhammad Ja‘far Asif Vaziri(1)
- Mirza ‘Ali Naqi Khan Asif A‘zam(1)
- Mirza Hasan Khan Mushir al-Dawlah Pirniya(1)
- Mihri Dukht Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Mihr Mah Farmanfarma’iyan(1)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(1)
- Maʻsumah Khanum (wife of Farmanfarma)(1)
- Mas‘ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan(1)
- Maryam Farmanfarma’iyan (Firuz)(1)
- Manuchihr Iskandari Qajar(1)
- Mah Talʻat Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Mah Samaʼ Khanum Farmanfarma(1)
- Khudadad Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(1)
- Jamshid Mirza Farmanfarmaʼiyan(1)
- Huma Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Huma Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Haydah Khanum (daughter of Batul Khanum and Farmanfarma)(1)
- Hamdam Khanum (wife of Farmanfarma)(1)
- Hafez Farmayan(1)
- Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah Farmanfarma [I](1)
- Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah Farmanfarma [II](1)
- Fatimah Khanum ʻIzzat al-Dawlah (daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(1)
- Fatimah Baygum Shirazi(1)
- Batul Ahshami(1)
- Bahram Mirza Farmanfarma'iyan(1)