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Kaykhusraw Kadkhuda's house
One of the old houses of the Zoroastrian neighborhood in Yazd. According to the inscription on the stone plaque above the entrance: “In August (or September) of 2011, the children of Kaykhusraw Kadkhuda endowed this house in his memory to the Zoroastrian Society of Yazd, so that it can be used for charitable and religious matters.” The entrance hall leads on one side to a room and on the other to the large main courtyard of the house. As one enters the courtyard, the “piskam mas”(or main open salon), used for ceremonial purposes, is located to the left.
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The plan of the Lariha house
One of the houses from the Qajar period, located in Fahadan neighborhood in Yazd, belonged to Haj Muhammad Ibrahim Lari, and was built in 1863 or 1864. According to the date on one of the painted decorations in the interior, the building of this house was completed in 1869 or 1870. This building originally consisted of six houses, but only the main outer building has survived. The two drawings represent the plans of the two levels of Lariha’s house.
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Rustam and Arghavan's passport
Passport of Arbab Rustam Aidun, son of Bahram, whose wife, Arghavan Khanum, is listed as his travel companion, date and place of birth: 1896, Yazd, occupation: merchant, place of residence: Bombay, birth date of Arghavan Khanum: 1911.
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Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum
Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum about the hardships he and his children went through despite his hard work reciting Rawzah and writing prayers in Yazd for ten months to make money. Then, he talks about his decision to go back to his hometown as he was not able to provide for his family in the harsh cold weather, and how he has lost his wife on the way and his two sons have become ill. He asks for Navvabah Safa’ Khanum’s generosity to get support for the expenses of their trip.
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Letter from Pulad, 1903
Letter from Pulad, reporting a list of purchases of household items and the problems in finding the requested items as well as some political news related to the government of Yazd.
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Letters about property management in Karbala’
Two letters to Haji ‘Abd Allah, the merchant from Yazd: in the first letter (1905), Karbalayi writes about the destruction of the religious tombs in Karbala’ and notes that because of the current situation, there are less pilgrims and no demand for Haji ‘Abd Allah's houses except by the widows. He is asking for permission to rent the houses to these wealthy women for three lira per year; in the second letter (1919) from Najaf, the writer complains about the difficulties in managing the properties of Haji ‘Abd Allah in Karbala’.
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Group portraits
From left: Kaykhusraw Rustam Kiyaniyan, Faridun Gharibshahi, and Suhrab Rustam Kiyaniyan; Faridun Gharibshahi was son of Firuzah Gharibshahi (sister of Kaykhusraw and Suhrab)
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Letter
Greeting letter
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Sale of water right and division of inheritance, 1874
Sale of water and division of inheritance of Haj Muhammad Yazdi
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Division of Haji Mirza Muhammad's inheritance, 1926
Haji Mirza Muhammad's inheritance has been divided amongst the following: his two wives, Bibi Khatun (daughter of the late Haji Muhammad ‘Ali), and Zaynab Khanum; and his children, Sakinah Sultan (wife of Aqa Sayyid Muhammad), Rubabah Khanum (wife of Aqa Mirza Muhammad), Umm Layli (wife of Aqa Husayn Ibn Hasan Ibn Riza), Aqa Muhammad Husayn, Aqa Murtiza, and Aqa Mustafa and Yahya (his underage sons). It is noted that all his wives’ shares and entitlements, including the mahr and alimony, have been taken into account.
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