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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 [Mah Talʻat Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan]
Letters from Mah Talʻat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan covering the following topics: a request for purchase of honey and potatoes, sending him a pair of socks, and finances; a request for the purchase of fabric and gold, the overseer ʻAbd al-Karim, Salar Fatih's debt, the political turmoil [in Kurdistan]; how some people are inviting Sardar Rashid to oppose to the local government; a reply to his previous letter, giving him advice and writing about a marriage; Muluk Khanum's giving birth to a stillborn; the marriage of the daughter of Shahzadah and Iʻzaz al-Mulk--Saʻid al-Sultan's sisters and...
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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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- ‘Aliyah Khanum (Bihjat Khanum)(2)
- Mirza Shukr Allah Sa‘id al-Sultan(2)
- Zarrin Taj Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(1)
- Tabandah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Surur Afaq Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum (wife of Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi)(1)
- Pari Nisa’ Khanum Ardalan(1)
- Ni‘mat Allah Khan (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
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- Muluk Khanum(1)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(1)
- Mah Talʻat Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Khanumkah Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Khanum Buzurg Khanum(1)
- Huma Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
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