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Poor girls, the Assembly of Baha’is in Hamadan
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Petition of Sulayman Khan's daughter and grandchild to Muzaffar al-Din Shah

The daughter and grandchild of Sulayman Khan Sahib Ikhtiyar complain to Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar about the assault on and plunder of their properties in Hamadan by Shujaʻ al-Mamalik and ʻAbbas Khan.
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Map of family holdings, [late 19th century]

A map of villages and lands between Malayir and Hamadan, identified by family holdings.
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Donations for the government, 1910

Inviting women of Hamadan to donate to the government
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Complaint against Fath al-Dawlah, 1920

Two brothers, Karbalayi Muhammad ʻAli and ʻAli Akbar, complain to the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, against Fath al-Dawlah, who left his wife, the sister of these two brothers, and his child 15 months ago. In this period, his child died and these two brothers, who have their own families to feed, must now provide for their sister too; the office [of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] in Hamadan writes to this Ministry that Fath al-Dawlah, who works for the British and had been in Hamadan for business, had married, but left his wife after the business was completed. These brothers...
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Mirza Uvanis' complaint against Muʻazzam al-Dawlah

Documents include the following: a note indicating the debt of Karbalayi Haji, Muʻazzam al-Dawlah's companion, to Mirza Uvanis as 361 tumans, 2 qirans, and 15 shahies, in which he promises to return the money in 10 days; the office [of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] in Hamadan writes to the British consulate that Mirza Uvanis is not a citizen of the Ottoman Empire and his complaint is therefore not related to this office. They also mention that Uvanis' complaint has been submitted, with his consent, to the Ministry of Justice, which voted against him. Nevertheless, after being convicted,...
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

Part of a long letter; includes ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's request to take a different road other than Hamadan for her trip, Dadah Khanum and Aqa Naqi Khan staying in Tehran, and the writer's estimation of the expenses of their stay in Tehran; some of the pages are missing.
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah

Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his daughter, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, informing her of her mother's illness, explaining that events in Burujird have kept him busy and prevented him from visiting his daughter's family in Hamadan, and telling her that he will be sending his wife to Karbala in two months and on their way they will stop in Hamadan, where he will also join them to visit for fifteen days.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan

Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes to her mother, Khadijah Sultan Khanum and expresses her concern about not receiving letters from her; talks about the moderate winter weather in Hamadan, the nice people there, and her new social life; she describes how women dress in Hamadan, that the old fashions in Tehran are now becoming fashionable in Hamadan: women wear chaqchur [a kind of leggings] when leaving the house as there is no carriage road in the city and people either walk or ride a donkey. She discusses the way they make jams and sweets and mentions that the prices of some goods are...
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah

Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his daughter, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling him that he arrived in Tehran about twenty days ago but did not have a chance to write to her earlier; he asks about ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's daughter Huma and whether she can talk and walk yet; he informs her that he might accept the governorship of Burujird, Luristan, and ‘Arabistan [Khuzistan], in which case he could visit his daughter and her husband, Salar Lashkar, in Hamadan for a few days.

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Group Portrait

Petition of Sulayman Khan's daughter and grandchild to Muzaffar al-Din Shah

Map of family holdings, [late 19th century]

Donations for the government, 1910

Complaint against Fath al-Dawlah, 1920

Mirza Uvanis' complaint against Muʻazzam al-Dawlah

Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah

Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan

Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah

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Group Portrait

Petition of Sulayman Khan's daughter and grandchild to Muzaffar al-Din Shah

Map of family holdings, [late 19th century]

Donations for the government, 1910

Complaint against Fath al-Dawlah, 1920

Mirza Uvanis' complaint against Muʻazzam al-Dawlah

Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah

Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan

Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah

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