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Naqi Khan and Taymur, with two others

This picture is on page 111 of the album. The writing under the picture reads as follows: "Colonel Naqi Khan flirting with Taymur the dancer, Mirza Asad Allah and Abu al-Qasim Khan looking on with envy [literally: swallowing saliva and yawning]."
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Anthology, including Valiah Khanum's Divan, Basat-i nishat, Beauty and love

This manuscript consists of three parts: Valiah Khanum's Divan (Husn Jahan Khanum, daughter of Fathʻali Shah and Sunbul Khanum), Basat-i nishat, Beauty and Love. The introduction to Valiah Khanum's Divan is written by Sayyid Razi Adl Amini in 1939. The second part, Basat-i nishat, has no date. It mentions three types of love, between men and women, between two men and between two women, an gives examples of each type. The third piece is by Muhammad Fuzuli. The date of scribing is 1858.
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Postcard to Amjad al-Vizarah

Postcard from an unidentified person to Sayyid ʻAbd Allah Shaykh al-Islami (Amjad al-Vizarah).
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Love letter from Heripsima's husband
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Letters of Farah al-Saltanah

Letters of Farah al-Saltanah, daughter of Yumn al-Dawlah Dawlatshahi, including a letter to her husband, Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam, and to her stepdaughter, ʻAziz al-Muluk.
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Badr al-Muluk and Amin al-Sultan's Love Letters

The love letters of Badr al-Muluk and Amin al-Sultan, including: a letter from Badr al-Muluk to [Amin al-Sultan?], in which she is complaining about the hostility of certain people who the recipient knows, and the journey of ‘Isa Mirza (her brother) from the salt mine to her house and his stay until the third of the month, after which she is going to visit the reader; an envelope with an inscribed stamp or sticker of Badr al-Muluk; a letter by Badr al-Muluk, in which after a nostalgic note, she asks the reader to deliver his future letters to Sanam Baji at Badr al-Muluk's house through that...
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Greetings postcard

A postcard with Nawruz greetings, in which the writer talks about their love and states their desire to go to Shimiran, so that they can at least see the recipient from a distance. The writer has also mentioned her/his cousin whose name was blemished, and sent her respects to the reader. The envelope bears Amin al-Sultan's seal.
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Love letter

Love letter, unidentified writer and addressee: "My dearest, I received your letter when we were in Mariyanaj for almost a month and you were missed so much. I looked at your picture every day and missed the time that we were together. ... I will pray to be re-united with you again because I have no one but you and now that you are gone I pray that you come back to me so that we can have pleasurable time together in my modest abode. I hope you have found companionship on your way from Tehran. I pray for all your companions, especially for ʻIsa Bayg. Kiss his eyes for me. Muhammad sends...
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Suha Shirazi's collection of poems

Collection of poems by Muhammad Taqi Khan Shirazi known as Suha, including the poem "Lover and Beloved" on same-sex love and its spiritual end
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah

‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash) writes to Surur al-Saltanah and mentions that are both orphaned (one, Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk, is a paternal orphan and the other, Surur al-Saltanah, is a maternal orphan) and lonely, but he is grateful to have Sururr. He writes that recently his statements and requests may have upset Surur and says that he is willing to die longing for her but does not want to upset her. On the accompanying envelope, he has written two verses of a poem.

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Naqi Khan and Taymur, with two others

Anthology, including Valiah Khanum's Divan, Basat-i nishat, Beauty and love

Postcard to Amjad al-Vizarah

Love letter from Heripsima's husband

Letters of Farah al-Saltanah

Badr al-Muluk and Amin al-Sultan's Love Letters

Greetings postcard

Love letter

Suha Shirazi's collection of poems

‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah

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Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

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Naqi Khan and Taymur, with two others

Anthology, including Valiah Khanum's Divan, Basat-i nishat, Beauty and love

Postcard to Amjad al-Vizarah

Love letter from Heripsima's husband

Letters of Farah al-Saltanah

Badr al-Muluk and Amin al-Sultan's Love Letters

Greetings postcard

Love letter

Suha Shirazi's collection of poems

‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah

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