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Book on Finding a Spouse

The Book on Finding a Spouse is a short poem describing courtship and marriage customs during the Qajar period. Mirza Baqir Qazvini (1838-1886) wrote this book, under the pen name Naji.
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Complaint letter

The author talks about Mustawfi’s unkindness and confiscation of Haji Muhammad’s belongings. Also, the author complains about not being compensated for several expenses that he paid for.
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Endowment booklet of Tajmah

This booklet includes nine endowments
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Envelopes

Related to Hamdam al-Saltanah
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Five letters from Muhammad Shah to Taj al-Dawlah, 1838

Letters from Muhammad Shah to his mother, Taj al-Dawlah, include expressions of his love and his longing to see her, his satisfaction of Sayf al-Dawlah’s work, and describes using new ammunitions that have improved the army's performance
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Four copies of marriage contract, 1714 to 1827

First image: copy of the marriage contract of Farangis Khanum, daughter of Lutf‘ali Khan, and Murtaza Quli Mirza, son of Haydar Quli Mirza (son of Fath‘ali Shah Qajar), with mahr of five hundred tumans, May 28, 1827; second image: copy of the marriage contract of Shams Banu, daughter of Fath‘ali Shah Qajar, and Mirza Musa Khan, son of Mirza Buzurg; third image: copy of a marriage contract, November 20, 1805; fourth image: copy of the marriage contract of Aminah Sultan Baygum, daughter of Mirza Ghiyas al-Din Mansur al-Husayni, and Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, son of Mirza Sayyid ‘Ali al-Musavi...
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Girl
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Group of entertainers

Caption: "Entertainers gather at the ash-pazan [ash-making] event in Surkhah Hisar"
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Group of entertainers with their instruments

Including boys dressed as girls
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Group portrait

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