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First and last pages of a Qur’an with the stamp of Ziya’ al-Saltanah [II]
First and last pages of a Qur’an with the stamp of Ziya’ al-Saltanah [II], the daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah and wife of Sayyid Zayn al-ʻAbidin Imam Jumʻah. The Qur’an was gift-endowed in the female line in the family, provided that the person would accept reading it every day for the spiritual benefit of Ziya’ al-Saltanah's mother, Nadim al-Saltanah. The date of the endowment is June 1, 1885. Her seal's date is 1857 (perhaps her birth year). After Ziya’ al-Saltanah's death, the Qur‘an was in the possession of her daughter-in-law, Aqdas al-Dawlah (a daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah) and...
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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.