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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1867
Mahd-i ‘Ulya writes about receiving news of the conquests and describes her dream: while she and the late Baha’ al-Dawlah's wife and Bahram Mirza's wife were saying prayers at Imam Riza's shrine, Nasir al-Din Shah enters and starts his prayer. At this time, the Imam comes out of the shrine with a green turban and puts his hands on the Shah's forehead which has fallen on the Imam's feet, commends him for his efforts and promises to fulfill his wishes. He gifts the Shah a sword and asks why he had not brought more lamps to his shrine. On verso is Nasir al-Din Shah's note about receiving this...
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Regarding Asif al-Dawlah and daughters of Quchan, 1910
Muhammad ‘Ali Malik-Zadah (son of Malik al-Mutikallimin) dreams about Mirza Jahangir Khan (editor-in-chief of Sur-i Israfil newspaper) in relation to Asif al-Dawlah's appointment as the governor of Khurasan. Article includes lyrics of the song that the daughters of Quchan sang in a coffeeshop at Tibilisi upon request of Russians and Turkmen, which was originally published in Issue No. 4 of Sur-i Israfil.