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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and Bahman Mirza Farmanfarma’iyan
Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, the wife of ‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar, holding her son, Bahman Mirza Farmanfarma’iyan
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, regarding the death of her husband, Ibrahim Qaraguzlu; she sends her condolences and describes the arrangement of the memorial services in Tehran. Zahra Sultan also informs Ma‘sumah Khanum that she is sending her three thousand francs through Bahman's account in a Swiss bank. A copy of her letter to the Swiss Bank is also included on the opposite page.
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Mu‘tamad Amin to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1947
Mu‘tamad Amin writes to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah about his illness, the work's progress, the situation in Tabriz, the taxation of the properties, the agricultural products, some financial issues, management of the properties, and how people are migrating to Tehran. He also talks about the peasants, their strikes, and how they are oppressed by the police.
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Mu‘tamad Amin to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1945 or 1946
List of prices of grains and their taxes for the years 1945 or 1946, from the properties of Bahram Mirza, Bahman Mirza, ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, Taj al-Muluk, Mihri Dukht, ‘Izzat al-Mulk, and Huma.
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Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1935
Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan writes to her mother Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, from Berlin, to pass along her father [‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar]'s last words: that he has faith in ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and that she should keep his children happy. Taj al-Muluk tells ‘Izzat al-Saltanah that she has promised this to her father on her mother's behalf. Then she talks about the illness of Afsar al-Saltanah and Khanum Vafa and all the sadness she is dealing with. She describes the kindness of her paternal uncle and her plans to have surgery on her nose and to remove her tonsils. She asks her...
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Settlement among ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and ‘Abbas Mirza's children, 1935
Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah, acting on behalf of his mother, Fatimah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Dawlah, transfers her share of the inheritance from her deceased son, ‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar, to his underage children, Mihri, Bahram, and Bahman Farmanfarma’iyan. ‘Izzat al-Dawlah's share was one sixth of ‘Abbas Mirza's properties and belongings.
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Documents of endowments and charity donations by Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah)
Includes letters and documents regarding: the endowment of property to build a school; the purchase of construction material for the boys' school in Mihrabad; the endowment of a school in Mihrabad; building a primary school in Miyanduʼab; a list of donors to a charity organization in Miyanduʼab; a donation to a charitable organization in Miyanduʼab; the extension of the Nizam Mafi High School; the repair of a primary school; the endowment of property for a health center; the endowment of property for a physical exercise center for the disabled; the endowment of property to build a...
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Will of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma regarding the children of ‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar
Will of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma regarding the children of ‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar, in which he assigns their guardianship to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah (wife of ‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar and daughter of Riza Quli Khan Mafi) and the supervision of their properties to Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Saltanah Farmanfarma. Two large sheets (35 x 22 cm.) and one small sheet (18 x 12 cm); the backs of the large sheets have official stamps.
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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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Mu‘tamad Amin to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1947
Mu‘tamad Amin writes to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah about the management of properties, the agricultural situation, attending to the late Nusrat al-Dawlah's properties, taxation in Tabriz and Maraghah, and the price of sugar beets.
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