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Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab's interview
Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi in Isfahan on 24 June, 2015. Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab shares his memories of Saltanat Khanum and Bibi Jan.
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Telegram and letter from Mirza ʻAli to Haj Muhammad Husayn, 1922
Mirza ʻAli, known as Nazim al-Tujjar of Qumshah, sends a letter and a telegram to Haj Muhammad Husayn Tajir [the merchant] Karzani from Isfahan, regarding the usurpation of the documents and belongings of the late Sayyid ʻAbd Allah and the complaint of his sister, Zahra Baygum, about her right of inheritance.
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Aqa Ni‘mat's interview
Interview with Aqa Ni‘mat, 98 years of age, conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sadiqi, Layla Sadiqi, and Elahe Bagheri, on June 25, 2015. Aqa Ni‘mat and ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sadiqi share their memories of Sakinah Khanum, Shahr Banu, Shah Baygum Khanum, other women of the family, and family relations.
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her son, Muhammad ‘Amiri; includes greetings and family news, the health condition of Aqa [probably her husband, Ghulamhusayn ‘Amiri] and his offer to pay for Muhammad’s books and clothing. She mentions sending five books and a handkerchief for him, a shawl and a piece of fabric to be used for Aman Allah’s robe de chambre, along with some cookies and dates.
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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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Letters from Nizam al-Saltanah to Riza Quli Khan Mafi
Letters from Husayn Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi to his nephew Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi regarding the political situation of the country; his marital life; requesting food from Tehran; sending a horse to Sardar Arfa‘; sending Qavam al-Dawlah's documents; the cook's complaints and the price of goods; management and selling of his property to pay for his debts; the animosity of ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak Amin al-Sultan; his intention to travel to England; his son, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan and his travel to Belgium; insecurity in the borders of Azarbayjan; his relations with the...
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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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Taj Iran Zarghami's interview- part I
The first part of Taj Iran Zarghami's interview, which was conducted on January 10, 2015 by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Huma Dayhimi (the daughter of Taj Iran Zarghami) in Vienna, Austria. She shares memories of her childhood and youth, discussing her mother, Turan al-Dawlah, and her grandmother, Taj al-Saltanah (the daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah).
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Parvanah Sulaymani- part 1
Parvanah Sulaymani's interview conducted by Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, on December 4, 2018; Parvanah Khanum shares memories of her childhood, her mother and father, and other family members
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