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The Memories of Sakinah Ashrafi (Banu-yi Ashraf)
Sakinah Ashrafi (Banu-yi Ashraf), as recorded in a family gathering on 3 Feb 1971 in Tehran, one year before her death. She talks about weddings in the family and narrates related anecdotes. Banu-yi Ashraf (1890-1972) was the daughter of Zibandah Khanum and Ghulam Husayn Khan Ashrafi, and the wife of Musa Ashraf al-Mulk (Ashrafi). Other people in this gathering are: ʻAbd Allah Ashrafi (Banu-yi Ashraf's brother), who recorded the audio, Bihjat al-Muluk Muʻizzi (ʻAbd Allah Ashrafi's wife, and the daughter of Ruqayyah Muʻizzi (Amir Muʻizzi) and Basir Khaqan Muʻizzi whose wedding is described...
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Letter to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about ‘Izzat al-Dawlah's health
Regarding ‘Izzat al-Dawlah's physical weakness and her best interest not to travel and stay in Tehran for the summer
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Telegram from Hajiyah Malakah Khanum to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
After the greeting, Hajiyah Malakah Khanum, cousin of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, talks about Aqa Sayydi Hasan Khan, the tenant of her three villages, who went to Tehran to receive and deliver an order. She asks her cousin to order the Lieutenant Governor of Burujird to leave her tenant and the peasants of these three villages alone and allow them to live the way they are now.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, 1965
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, in Rome, telling her family news and discussing Ma‘sumah Khanum's interest in mysticism. She asks if her readings have offered her some understanding of human suffering, and requests that she share any insight she may have acquired. As an example, she tells the story of Salar al-Dawlah's wife: "When I was nine years old, our father [Nizam al-Saltanah], the governor of Luristan and ‘Arabistan [Khuzistan] at the time, was sent to fight against Salar al-Dawlah, who was claiming the crown. Salar al-Dawlah...
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