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Collection of tales
This collection consists of different pieces with different styles. Parts of it are written in a history book style. There might be parts of ʻAzudi History or older histories going back to Safavid and Zand eras. There are some tales and proverbs. Another piece is about military education. There is a record of a meeting about Shahi Bank in which Nasir al-Din Shah has been present and then a complimentary explanation about banks in general and how they work. The last part, Latayif and Zarayif, consists of jokes and tales and seems to be from Nasiri era.
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Khadijah Sultan to her son Muhammad ‘Ali Khan
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her son, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan: a letter in which she informs Muhammad ‘Ali Khan of her own wellbeing and of that of her younger son (Mahmud) and asks her husband not to send their son (Muhammad ‘Ali Khan) to Beirut (because of an epidemic); a letter describing Khadijah Sultan's happiness about the news of her son (Muhammad ‘Ali)'s arrival in Saint Petersburg and also her other son (Taqi)'s decision to join him there; a letter of gratitude for her son's gifts (a mirror and a comb); a letter about the well-being of the members of her family, travel to...
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Letters from [Mah Talʻat Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan]
Letters from Mah Talʻat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan covering the following topics: a request for purchase of honey and potatoes, sending him a pair of socks, and finances; a request for the purchase of fabric and gold, the overseer ʻAbd al-Karim, Salar Fatih's debt, the political turmoil [in Kurdistan]; how some people are inviting Sardar Rashid to oppose to the local government; a reply to his previous letter, giving him advice and writing about a marriage; Muluk Khanum's giving birth to a stillborn; the marriage of the daughter of Shahzadah and Iʻzaz al-Mulk--Saʻid al-Sultan's sisters and...
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- ‘Aliyah Khanum (Bihjat Khanum)(1)
- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(1)
- Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah)(1)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Muluk Khanum(1)
- Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)(1)
- Muhammad Hasan Khan Mafi (Sa‘d al-Mulk)(1)
- Mirza Shukr Allah Sa‘id al-Sultan(1)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(1)
- Mah Talʻat Khanum (Saʻid al-Sultan Collection)(1)
- Khanum Buzurg Khanum(1)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(1)
- Ijlal Nizam(1)
- Abu al-Fath Mirza Salar al-Dawlah(1)