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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his daughter, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, informing her of her mother's illness, explaining that events in Burujird have kept him busy and prevented him from visiting his daughter's family in Hamadan, and telling her that he will be sending his wife to Karbala in two months and on their way they will stop in Hamadan, where he will also join them to visit for fifteen days.
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his daughter, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling him that he arrived in Tehran about twenty days ago but did not have a chance to write to her earlier; he asks about ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's daughter Huma and whether she can talk and walk yet; he informs her that he might accept the governorship of Burujird, Luristan, and ‘Arabistan [Khuzistan], in which case he could visit his daughter and her husband, Salar Lashkar, in Hamadan for a few days.
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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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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his daughter, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling her: that he has been very busy and did not have a chance to write earlier, that his resignation was not approved, and that he is arranging for Khanum, Ma‘sumah Khanum, Taqi, and Mahmud to go to Hamadan from Tehran by the end of the month to stay with Zahra Sultan and Huma for a few days, after which they could all join him in Burujird. He then mentions the illness with which Huma was struck according to Farmanfarma's letter and conveys his hope that she is feeling better.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes to her mother, Khadijah Sultan Khanum, in Tehran, from Hamadan, and tells her that she is still waiting for her boxes from Tehran, that she does not have enough appropriate clothing to wear and that this is embarrassing when she has visitors, especially European guests. She asks her mother to buy new fashionable clothing for her and gives her a list of items she needs, including a pair of shoes, a black chador, some textiles from which to tailor a dress to wear in front of her European guests on Nawruz, some other textiles for her chaqchur [a kind of...
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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 from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan
Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan, covering the following topics: expressing her happiness at Saʻid al-Sultan's recovery and receiving permission to enter Kurdistan at the end of Ramadan, appreciating Asif Aʻzam's sympathy; writes about Muzaffar al-Din Shah's visit along with Asif Aʻzam family; about how the army forces people to pay taxes on wheat and oat in their villages; asking about Saʻid al-Sultan's teeth, talking about her own illness (whooping cough) and mentions she has to look after Afaq as well, asking for a good doctor or sending good medicament [from Tehran]; about...
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Kamran Dowlatshahi's Interview
Kamran Dowlatshahi's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar in Davood Mirza Muzaffari Qajar's house on 30 October 2009. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people, especially women, in the Qajar era.
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- ‘Ismat al-Muluk Dawlatshahi(1)
- ‘Aliyah Khanum (Bihjat Khanum)(1)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- Ziyaʼ al-Dawlah Alburz(1)
- Zinat al-Saltanah (wife of Nasir al-Din Shah)(1)
- Zinat al-Dawlah (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Zarrin Taj Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Tahmasb Mirza Mu‘ayyid al-Dawlah(1)
- Tabandah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Surur Afaq Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Shazdah Muluk (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Shazdah Malik (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
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- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(6)
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- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(3)
- ‘Abbas Mirza Farmanfarma’ian Salar Lashkar(2)
- Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi (2)
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- ‘Ismat al-Muluk Dawlatshahi(1)
- ‘Aliyah Khanum (Bihjat Khanum)(1)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
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- Zinat al-Saltanah (wife of Nasir al-Din Shah)(1)
- Zinat al-Dawlah (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Zarrin Taj Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Tahmasb Mirza Mu‘ayyid al-Dawlah(1)
- Tabandah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Surur Afaq Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Shazdah Muluk (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Shazdah Malik (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Shahzadah Agha (daughter of Gulrukh Salar and Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah)(1)
- Sayyid Jamal al-Din Asadabadi(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum (wife of Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi)(1)
- Qavam al-Mulk(1)
- Pari Nisa’ Khanum Ardalan(1)
- Ni‘mat Allah Khan (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Nahid Khanum(1)
- Muʻizz al-Khaqan Alburz(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Shah(1)
- Muhammad ʻAli Mirza Dawlatshah (son of Fathʻali Shah)(1)
- Muhammad Vali Mirza Farmanfarma’ian(1)
- Muhammad Sadiq Mirza Dawlatshahi(1)
- Muhammad Riza Mirza Mishkat al-Sultan(1)
- Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah(1)
- Mirza Shukr Allah Sa‘id al-Sultan(1)
- Mirza Aqa Khan Alburz(1)
- Mas‘ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan(1)
- Manuchihr Iskandari Qajar(1)
- Mahmud Nizam Mafi(1)
- Khanumkah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Kamran Dowlatshahi(1)
- Huma Khanum (collection of Kamran Dawlatshahi)(1)
- Gulrukh Salar(1)
- Gulrukh Dawlatshahi(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ʻIzzat al-Dawlah (daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(1)
- Fathʻali Shah Qajar(1)
- Dr. Samuel Martin Jordan(1)
- Bibi (mother of Gulrukh Salar)(1)
- Badiʻ al-Zaman Dawlatshahi(1)
- Badiʻ al-Jamal Dawlatshahi(1)
- As‘ad Khan (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Asʻad Dihqan(1)
- Aqdas Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Anvar al-Muluk (daughter of Muʻizz al-Khaqan Alburz)(1)
- Amir Mufakhkham Nizam Alburz(1)
- Alip Arsalan Mirza Salar(1)
- Ahmad Shah Qajar(1)
- Afsaneh Najmabadi(1)
- Abu al-Qasim Nasir al-Mulk (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)
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