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Letter from Khanum Saduqi to Khanum Shahriyar
Nawruz greetings on behalf of the writer and Doctor Saduqi to Khanum Shahriyar and Aqa-yi Shahriyar; signed by Khanum Saduqi.
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Two letters in one envelope, 1909
Two letters kept in one envelope with seal of the crown prince; letter with seal of I‘zaz al-Mulk on verso, regarding: the letter to Basir al-Saltanah and informing the Shah; meeting Mirza Sadiq Mustawfi; grain; Amin al-Dawlah becoming Ra’is al-Vuzara; Amir Nizam's arrival and ‘Ayn al-Dawlah's departure to the ‘Atabat; Shahzadah Mulk Ara's heart attack; Nizam al-Saltanah's description of the deceased Shah's burial; and complaining about some people. In the other letter, which is written on the letterhead of the Ministry of the Interior, the writer expresses condolences about the death of...
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Letter
The writer, Mahmud (according to the seal on the back), complains that the addressee has not written to him since leaving for Tehran and wonders if it might be due to the cost of pen and ink, given the addressee's austerity; mentions that Shah Baji Khanum, Haji Khan ‘Amu's wife, and her son, Haydar Quli Khan, are traveling to Mashhad via Tehran, that Karbalayi Jalil and Mashhadi Ahmad Qarajah Qali are staying at the house of Mu’taman al-Sultan Aqa Riza Khan the colonel, son of Qasim Khan Sartip Qarah Baghi; and asks the addressee to bring Haydar Quli Khan to their house. He has enclosed...
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Telegram from ʻIzzat al-Saltanah to Hakim al-Mamalik, 1900
ʻIzzat al-Saltanah writes about the hot weather in ʻAtabat, her heat intolerance causing her more panic attacks, her children not being well and their longing for their father, the difficulty of being far apart from her husband for the past three years, and her financial problems. She asks Hakim al-Mamalik, the Minister of the Court, to mention her situation to Muzaffar al-Din Shah and get his permission for her to go to Damascus with her children and husband during the summer.
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Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1890
Haji Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ (from Tabriz)'s petition discusses the pension of Mulla Yahya and ʻAbd Allah Bayg, the hardships the author went through during his pilgrimage to Mecca, and the delay in paying one-third of Mulla Yahya's belongings to his inheritors. This delay was caused by the heir of Haji Muhammad Baqir who is the Kadkhuda (village chief) of a village, which is owned by Surur al-Saltanah. His appointees sabotaged the payment despite the efforts of Mustashar al-Sultan. At the end, the author refers to the necessity of paying the one-third and asks the addressee to...
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Regarding the affair of Khanum Taj and Sayyid Karim, 1925
In a letter to Hujjat al-Islam Mirza Sadiq Aqa, the writer describes how Sayyid Karim has faked the divorce of Khanum Taj, daughter of Riza Khan Shuja‘ Lashkar and wife of Mirza Habib Allah Muntakhib Daftar, and they have fled from Amirabad village to Tabriz. After Mirza Habib Allah's complaint, Sayyid Karim bribed two Mullas and forced Mirza Habib Allah to divorce his wife in exchange for two villages, owned by Khanum Taj. Subsequently, it becomes clear that the two villages had already been sold to someone else and that Khanum Taj was four months pregnant prior to the divorce. Mirza Habib...
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...
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Giti Afruz Humayunfar's interview
Giti Afruz Humayunfar's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Samila Amir Ebrahimi, on April 18, 2017. Giti Khanum shares memories from her own life, her mother and father, and other family members.
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Booklet of Writing on Babi Religion
This booklet is about the lives of Bab and his followers, as well as his writings.
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Correspondence of I‘timad al-Atibba’ (Sultan al-Atibba’) and his son Mu‘tamad al-Sultan
Correspondence of I‘timad al-Atibba’ (Sultan al-Atibba’) and his son Mu‘tamad al-Sultan, including several letters concerning family, business, and household affairs.
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