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Letter from the wife of Mirza Haji Aqa to Iran-i naw, 1909
Regarding the arrest of her husband and being evicted from her house by Nizam al-Saltanah
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Ibrahim Qaraguzlu to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Ibrahim Qaraguzlu writes affectionately to his wife, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, telling her how he misses her and wishes she had not left him so early, mentions his illness and a surgery that needs to be performed, discusses some future plans, reports on his business, and expresses his desire to go hunting. The accompanying envelope is addressed to: Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, the household of Nizam al-Saltanah.
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his daughter, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling her about his having been ill for the past six months, his current recuperation and regained ability to walk, and that his doctor has told him that he can soon return to Iran. Riza Quli Khan says that he is glad that ‘Izzat al-Saltanah will be joining her husband, ‘Abbas Mirza, in Tabriz and gives her some advice on her relationship with her husband, asks about Huma's well-being, advises her to respect ‘Izzat al-Dawlah [her mother-in-law], reports Shahzadah Muhammad Husayn Mirza's visit to...
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah), 1907
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his father, Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah and reports the death of Muzaffar al-Din Shah four days earlier (there were two days of morning ceremonies and the cornoation occurred on the day this letter was written), saying that his corpse is at Takiyah Dawlat and despite his own wish to be buried in Karbala’, clerics disagree. In other news, he describes how a German citizen and his wife were robbed and [sexually] assaulted in Kahrizak and that the members of the Shah's cavalry responsible for this have been arrested and are...
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Khadijah Sultan to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Khadijah Sultan writes to her son, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him that ‘Izzat al-Saltanah is doing well and, unlike what he thinks about her pregnancy, it was early and her husband's family were very eager for this. Also, since Muhammad ‘Ali Khan has asked for his mother's opinion on hiring a tutor, she suggests that he hire a chaste woman, so that Khadijah Sultan will not have to deal with her love affairs. She tells him that the tutor they hired in Farmanfarma's house has been obliged to wear a chador when she goes out.
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