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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Mahmud Khan Nizam Mafi, 1911
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his son, Mahmud Khan Nizam Mafi and discusses sending him his allowance and the rumor that Farmanfarma wants Zahra Sultan for his son, ‘Abbas Mirza.
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Letter to Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah
The writer addresses Nizam al-Saltanah's concern about the illness of Mirza Mahmud Khan and his conviction that the writer had not asked for a doctor and not written to him. S/he explains the steps taken for Mahmud Khan's treatment, the people who have seen him, and that s/he has followed the andaruni's advice in detail; the reason for not writing all the details was to avoid causing Nizam al-Saltanah to worry. The author also talks about the education of the children, noting that Mirza Taqi Khan has stopped taking French lessons for now, but that the andarun has emphasized that Khanum...