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Nayyir Muʻazzam's visit card

Belonged to Nayyir Qajar Davallu (Nayyir Muʻazzam), addressed to Sima and Khusraw
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Correspondence regarding Ruqiyah's disobedience, 1915-1916

In one document Ruqiyah, the wife is banned from leaving the house without her husband's permission. In the other, Mahdi Khan, the husband, complains about her disobedience to Muhammad al-Husayni.
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Birth certificate of Mir Samad Shah Parast Pur

Copy of the birth certificate of Mir Samad Shah Parast Pur, the son of Fatimah Nisa’ and Sayyid Riza; born on July 25, 1891; wife: Zahra Sultan; children: ‘Alaviyah, Mir Riza, Muluk, Ibrahim, Mir Ya‘qub, Munir, and Aqdas.
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Petition of Muhammad ʻAli Khan Qajar's divorced wife to Majlis

The divorced wife of Muhammad ʻAli Khan Qajar wrote that her ex-husband had divorced her three years prior after thirty years of marriage and that she could not support herself or her underaged son, who was supposed to receive a stipend but did not get it. She therefore asked for a stipend.
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Opinion of Sadiqah Dawlatabadi, 18 August 1924

Reply to Doctor Shafaq on the subject of Iranian men marrying foreign women.
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Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of men]

Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of Men], written by Bibi Khanum Astarabadi (1858 or 59-1921) in 1894, first published in 1992. Vices of Men was Bibi Khanum’s response to Ta’dib al-niswan [Disciplining Women], also known as Ta’dib al-nisa’, a male-centered, often misogynous text in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters. This text begins autobiographically with Bibi Khanum explaining her social and educational background. The text is composed of two sections; the first is a direct wittily angry response to Disciplining Women. The...
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Petition regarding marriage of an underage girl

Mirza Sadiq Khan's petition regarding his underage daughter's marriage with Mulla Rahim, a seminary student, requesting his punishment and exile
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Habib Allah Vaziri's power of attorney to Mansurah Buluri Tafrishi, 1936

Habib Allah Vaziri, the son of Muhammad, grants power of attorney for the sale of a house, stable, and shop in Kan to his wife, Manurah khanum Buluri Tafrishi, the daughter of Mahdi.
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Settlement of Salar Lashkar and ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1929

‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar, son of [‘Abd al-Husayn] Farmanfarma, transfers the ownership of Qirmizi Khalifah village in Maraghah (Azarbayjan) to his wife, Zahra Khanum ‘Izzat al-Saltanah with a condition that allows him to abrogate this agreement within fifteen years.
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Tarikh-i ‘Azudi

Written by Sultan Ahmad Mirza ‘Azud al-Dawlah, the son of Tavus Khanum Taj al-Dawlah and Fath‘ali Shah. ‘Azud al-Dawlah, who was ten years old when his father died, wrote this book in 1886 at the request of his nephew, Nasir al-Din Shah, with Muhammad Hasan Khan I‘timad al-Saltanah as an intermediary. In this book, he recounts the stories of the wives and children of Fath‘ali Shah. The current manuscript was hand-copied by Muhammad Hasan Ibn Husayn‘ali al-Fariqi al-Kamarah-’i, in 1901 or 1902, and includes 251 pages.

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Nayyir Muʻazzam's visit card

Correspondence regarding Ruqiyah's disobedience, 1915-1916

Birth certificate of Mir Samad Shah Parast Pur

Petition of Muhammad ʻAli Khan Qajar's divorced wife to Majlis

Opinion of Sadiqah Dawlatabadi, 18 August 1924

Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of men]

Petition regarding marriage of an underage girl

Habib Allah Vaziri's power of attorney to Mansurah Buluri Tafrishi, 1936

Settlement of Salar Lashkar and ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1929

Tarikh-i ‘Azudi

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Nayyir Muʻazzam's visit card

Correspondence regarding Ruqiyah's disobedience, 1915-1916

Birth certificate of Mir Samad Shah Parast Pur

Petition of Muhammad ʻAli Khan Qajar's divorced wife to Majlis

Opinion of Sadiqah Dawlatabadi, 18 August 1924

Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of men]

Petition regarding marriage of an underage girl

Habib Allah Vaziri's power of attorney to Mansurah Buluri Tafrishi, 1936

Settlement of Salar Lashkar and ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1929

Tarikh-i ‘Azudi

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