From left: ‘Alinaqi Vaziri and his sister, Khadijah Afzal Vaziri (the children of Bibi Khanum Astarabadi and Musa Khan Vaziri)
People according to the numbers marked on the second image: 1- Gawhar Khanum (Shirin Mallah's nanny) 2- Rawshan Vaziri (daughter of Shah Zanan ‘Alavi and ‘Ali Asghar Vaziri) 3- Maryam Vaziri (daughter of Musa Khan Vaziri) 4- Shirin Mallah (daughter of Mahindukht Vaziri and Khusraw Mallah) 5- Khusraw Mallah (son of Khadijah Afzal Vaziri and Aqa Buzurg Mallah) 6- Firishtah Vaziri (daughter of Gawhar al-Saltanah and Fath‘ali Vaziri) 7- Asad Allah Tarvirdi (husband of Mihrangiz Mallah) 8- Mihrangiz Mallah (daughter of Khadijah Afzal Vaziri and Aqa Buzurg Mallah) 9- Mahindukht Vaziri (daughter of Ruqiyah Khanum and Hasan‘ali Vaziri) 10- Parvanah Vaziri (daughter of Shah Zanan ‘Alavi and ‘Ali Asghar Vaziri) 11- Aqa Buzurg Mallah 12- Khadijah Afzal Vaziri 13- ‘Azra Hijazi 14- Shah Zanan ‘Alavi (wife of ‘Ali Asghar Vaziri) 15- unidentified 16- ‘Aliyah Khanum (wife of ‘Abd Allah Khan) 17- ‘Abd Allah Khan Vaziri (brother of Musa Khan Vaziri) 18- ‘Alinaqi Vaziri (Colonel) 19- Shidah Vaziri (daughter of Shah Zanan ‘Alavi and ‘Ali Asghar Vaziri) 20- Giti Banan (daughter of Maryam Vaziri and Ghulam Husayn Banan 21- Behrouz Bayat (son of Mahlaqa Mallah and Muhammad Zaman Bayat).
Mahlaqa Mallah's interview, conducted on June 1st and 6th, 2014 by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, in which she shares memories of her mother, Afzal Vaziri, who was the daughter of Bibi Khanum Astarabadi. Also, she talks about her own childhood and youth.
According to the numbers marked on the second image, pictured here are: first row, in front: 1- Mihrangiz Mallah 2- Firishtah Vaziri (daughter of Gawhar al-Saltanah and Fath‘ali Vaziri) 3- Huma Vaziri (daughter of Gawhar al-Saltanah and Fath‘ali Vaziri) 4- Sayfi Vaziri (son of ‘Izzat al-Muluk and ‘Aliriza Vaziri) 5- Faridun Vaziri (son of Gawhar al-Saltanah and Fath‘ali Vaziri, he died in childhood); second row: 6- Shamsi Bayat (granddaughter of Fatimah Sultan Vaziri and sister of Muhammad Zaman Bayat) 7- Muhtaram Khanum (daughter of ‘Aliyah Khanum and ‘Abd Allah Khan Vaziri) 8- Gawhar al-Saltanah (wife of Fath‘ali Vaziri) 9- ‘Izzat al-Muluk (wife of ‘Aliriza Vaziri) 10- Nusrat Khanum Shazdah (wife of ‘Abd Allah Vaziri) 11- Badr Afaq (daughter of Akhtar A‘zam and ‘Alinaqi Vaziri and wife of Husayn‘ali Mallah) 12- Shah Zanan ‘Alavi (Shajan, wife of ‘Ali Asghar Vaziri) 13- Khadijah Afzal Vaziri 14- Mahlaqa Mallah; third row: 15- ‘Ali Asghar Vaziri 16- Fath‘ali Vaziri 17- ‘Abd Allah Khan Vaziri 18- ‘Alinaqi Vaziri (Colonel) 19- ‘Aliriza Vaziri 20- Muhammad Hijazi (brother of ‘Azra Hijazi) 21- Muhammad Zaman Bayat (son of Taj al-Muluk Bayat and the first husband of Mahlaqa Mallah) 22- Buzurg ‘Alavi (brother of Shah Zanan ‘Alavi) 23- Malakah Vaziri (daughter of Gawhar al-Saltanah and Fath‘ali Vaziri) 24- Maryam Vaziri (daughter of Musa Khan Vaziri) 25- Mahindukht Vaziri (daughter of ‘Azra Hijazi and Hasan‘ali Vaziri) 26- Shamsi Vaziri (daughter of Gawhar al-Saltanah and Fath‘ali Vaziri)
An interview with Mahlaqa Mallah's, which was conducted on 23 December, 2014 by Afsaneh Najmabadi in the presence of Nasrin Abolhassani, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, Sousan Abolhassani, and Sara Abazari, in which she shares memories of members of her family, including her mother, Khadijah Afzal Vaziri, her maternal grandmother, Bibi Khanum Astarabadi, and her paternal grandmother, Guljan Khanum. She also talks about her ancestors and her family's roots.
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