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Arghavan Baji
Arghavan Baji (seated), female slave of Shukuh al-Saltanah, mother of Muzaffar al-Din Shah.
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Letter regarding inheritance
Letter (on letterhead of ‘Asr-i jadid newspaper) addressed to Mirza Ahmad who was the executor of the will of the writer's parents. Upon Mirza Ahmad and Khalah Jan's advice, the writer's share was given to Fakhr Taj Khanum to be returned to the writer when they reached the legal age. However, Fakhr Taj Khanum has not returned the share and the writer is asking for Mirza Ahmad's help. At the end, the writer compares this favor to buying and then freeing a slave for Aqa ‘Abd al-‘Ali.
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Part of a letter
The writer shares some news about the purchase of a slave (Khvajah) for the crown prince from Somalia for two thousand tumans and mentions that Aqa brought four Kaniz (female slaves) for Khalah Jan, Mahmud Khan, Mademoiselle, and the writer. Three of them are Baluchis and one is Bambasi. Aqa also brought a male slave as a souvenir for the writer; his name is Qanbar. S/he then describes three things that s/he wanted during the three years that Aqa was governing the ports and has them all now: a good gun, a mare called ‘Abid, and now Qanbar. S/he then describes the mares and the horses that...
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Marriage contract between Fatimah Baygum Khanum and Muʼtaman al-Sultan Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hirati, 1941
Marriage contract between Fatimah Baygum Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Jan Mustawfi Hirati, and Muʼtaman al-Sultan Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hirati, the son of Mirza Muhammad Hirati. The mahr is 300 tumans, of which 100 tumans is the price of gold and jewelry, 100 tumans is the price of carpets, bedding, and copper dishes, 50 tumans is the price of a Qurʼan, and 50 tumans is the price of an Abyssinian slave.
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Group portrait
Standing: male slave (name unknown); seated, back row, from the left: unidentified and Hasan Mir’at Isfandiyari (Mir’at al-Saltanah); front row, from the left: ‘Abd Allah Isfandiyari (‘Adl al-Saltanah) and Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
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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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Group portrait
From the left: servant (name unknown), Rawshan Kalantari, ‘Ishrat al-Muluk ‘Amiri, Uranus Kalantari, Taj Isfandiyari, Muhammad ‘Amiri (child), Aman Allah ‘Amiri, Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari, and Furugh Nusrat ‘Amiri
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Taj al-Muluk Davallu Qajar Tajbakhsh Zamandar's Interview- part 2
Taj al-Muluk Tajbakhsh Zamandar's interview conducted by Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 18 October 2009. She shares her memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people, especially women, in the Qajar era.
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Taj al-Muluk Davallu Qajar Tajbakhsh Zamandar's Interview- part 1
Taj al-Muluk Tajbakhsh Zamandar's interview conducted by Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 14 August 2009. She shares her memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people, especially women, in the Qajar era.
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