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Banu-yi ‘Uzma's stipend, 1911
On cutting the stipend of Banu-yi ‘Uzma and her sons, who have become Russian nationals and stopped paying their property taxes
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Correspondence regarding Sahib Khanum's salary, 1923
A telegram from Sahib Qiraniyah to Zill al-Sultan in Isfahan regarding the salary of Sahib Khanum, Zill al-Sultan's paternal aunt, and the hardship to receive it from Isfahan; in his telegram, Zill al-Sultan explains that her salary would be transferred to Siraj al-Mulk who pays her in installments; he also asks Siraj al-Mulk to add forty tumans to the total salary of nine hundred and sixty tumans and pay Sahib Khanum one thousand tumans in total.
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Correspondence related to the land dispute between Banu-yi ‘Uzma and Zill al-Sultan, 1908
Includes the complaint by Siraj al-Mulk, Zill al-Sultan's steward, against Banu-yi ‘Uzma [Zill al-Sultan's sister], who has claimed ownership of Sa‘d Abad village in Shimiran; Mushir al-Dawlah (the Minister of Justice)'s request from Banu-yi ‘Uzma for presenting proof of usurpation and ownership; the Prime Minister's order to send officers to seize the property from Banu-yi ‘Uzma's agents; the Russian Embassy's letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about ownership of the property by Mirza Abu al-Qasim Khan, the First Secretary of the Embassy; Mushir al-Dawlah's report to ‘Ala’ al-Dawlah...
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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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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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Letter about visiting the Crown Prince in Tabriz
The writer talks about his mission to Tabriz and visit to the Crown Prince [Muzaffar al-Din Mirza], how this mission had failed and the Crown Prince had refused to see him, saying that he did not need a tutor. He describes the Crown Prince's outrage and adds that Shukuh al-Saltanah knew all along that this mission was doomed to fail. He then gives an account of how he had paid his debts to the butcher, the grocer, and the draper before leaving Tabriz as well as his meeting with Zill al-Sultan. He also mentions Shukuh al-Saltanah's complaint and disappointment about how the Crown Prince did...
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1863 or 1864
When the late Muhammad Shah's sisters visited Nasir al-Din Shah, Sahib Khanum asked Mahd-i ‘Ulya, in the presence of Anis al-Dawlah, to convey her plea to Nasir al-Din Shah. She claimed that her share of Punak property, now seized by Asif al-Dawlah and his sons, was her wedding gift from Zill al-Sultan. She was deprived of the property interest that she relied on for her family expenses. The houses in the property were destroyed and she was not given any compensation, which even Mirza Taqi Khan had stated was her right. Also, she only received two hundred tumans from the five hundred tumans...
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Letters from Amin Aqdas
Three letters from Amin Aqdas [wife of Nasir al-Din Shah]: a letter addressed to ‘Aziz al-Mulk asking him to get Nasir al-Din Shah's signature for the decree for Mirza Hasan Khan the Colonel. The envelop is addressed to ‘Azud al-Mulk and has Amin Aqdas's seal; a letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk asking him to seal a decree for one of her relatives, which is accompanied by an envelope that bears Amin Aqdas's seal; a letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk, the chief justice, in which she asks for assistance in the case of Muzaffar al-Mulk and his sons, especially Mirza Muhammad Khan, who was an overseer for Zill...
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Play and garden party, 1911
Announcing the logistics of a program, organized by a women's organization, to support founding a school for girls
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Regarding Hadiyah Malik Khanum Jamal al-Saltanah's salary, 1910
Documents include a letter of salary confirmation for Hadiyah Malik Khanum Jamal al-Saltanah, daughter of Asad Allah Mirza Nayyib al-Iyalah from Zill al-Sultan's family; Hadiyah Malik Khanum's power of attorney to ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Khan to represent and receive her salary; and her identity verification and salary form
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