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Jewish immigrant family from the Caucasus

Right to left (standing): Maryam, Sughra (mother of Dr. Ziyaʼ Manuchihri), and Sultan (mother of Dr. Arastu Safayi, grandmother of Parvin Tabibzadah); (seated): mother, father and brother of Maryam, Sughra and Sultan. The brother later became known as Haji Binyamin Asil Mazandarani, a famous merchant. He is the grandfather of Ibrahim Asil, editor of the magazine Kurush-i Buzurg.
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Caucasian woman

Caption: "Femme Mingrele - Types du Caycase"
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Inquiry about Iqbal al-Saltanah's bride, 1910

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests that the consulate in Tbilisi research the family to whom Iqbal al-Saltanah is related by marriage. The consulate responds that the bride is the second daughter of Panah Khan from Yerevan.
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Shikar Khanum's settlement and will, 1921

Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, the daughter of the late Haji Allahyar Ganjah and the wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the merchant from Ganjah, makes a claim against her brother, Mulla Najaf, regarding her inheritance from her father and her mother, Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mustafa. Because all of Mulla Najaf's properties have been in a state of ruin due to the unrest in Caucasus and their value has depreciated since his death, Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, thinking of her brother's children, has settled her claims with them: Mashhadi Musayyab Aqa, Mashhadi Haji Bayg Aqa, and Muhammad Hasan...
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Shaykh Abu al-Fazl's petition to Aqa Mirza Sadiq

Shaykh Abu al-Fazl the preacher from Ganjah writes to Hujjat al-Islam Aqa Mirza Sadiq about the government council of Ganjah's intervention in his preaching to ask him to talk about the education of girls and the progress of the Armenians and Russians who have educated their daughters. Shaykh Abu al-Fazl did not cooperate and was thus exiled. He eventually started teaching in Ahar, but complains about the hardship there and requests Mirza Aqa Sadiq's assistance.
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Mahlaqa Mallah's interview- part II

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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