Search

Total results found 4

1Images

Telegram from Kadkhuda Fayz Allah, 1904

Khadkhuda (village chief) Fayz Allah's telegram about the looting of his belongings; three peasants have been injured, a woman has been assaulted, and he asks the addressee for an investigation and justice
1Images

Telegram from Safar ‘Ali, 1904

The author fled from his creditors for six months; Habib Allah Khan, the son of Nasr Allah Khan, kept the author's bride during this period. There was also a delay in paying the author's monthly salary, and he requests the addressee order Sarim al-Mamalik to fulfill his right and pay the total amount of the delayed salary.
1Images

Letter

Regarding the quarreling between Ilkhani and Samsam al-Mamalik, the author suggests reconciling through arranged marriage between the two clans of Kalhur and Sanjabi. The author tells the addressee if this dispute is not resolved as soon as possible, it will become a bigger problem. The letter also addresses the recovery of Amin al-Mamalik.
117Images

Travel journal

ʻAlaviyah Khanum Kirmani's travel journal. ʻAlaviyah Khanum, ʻAli Khan and a few others went on Hajj and made pilgrimages to the shrines in Iraq. On the way back to Iran, she visited a number of cities including Tehran and the Nasiri Court. This travel journal was written by ʻAlaviyah Khanum Kirmani. On the first page of the book (this page was written by ʻAli Khan at the request of ʻAlaviyah Khanum), ʻAlaviyah Khanum noted that she wrote this book because she missed her husband and also to record these events in history. The author's actual name is not known and "ʻAlaviyah Khanum Kirmani"...

Filter

D Reset

Genres

Subjects

Collections

People

Places

Transcription

Periods

Copyright © 2012-14 President and Fellows of Harvard College.
All rights reserved.