Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Letter from Shahrukh to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

Letter from Shahrukh to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

Talks about ‘Ali Bayg, son of Salim, who murdered the daughter of Umid ‘Ali Hasan; Umid ‘Ali Hasan, with the help of people from the Kakavand clan, has stolen five hundred ewes and goats and two donkeys as blood money and he and ‘Ali Bayg have been imprisoned. The writer asks Husayn Khan, who has promised to secure the blood money, to go to Harsin to end the quarreling, but he refuses to do so. ‘Ali Bayg’s mother, also, has hidden all their belongings to avoid paying the blood money; the author asks the addressee to order Husayn Khan and ‘Ali Bayg’s mother to go to Harsin to pay the blood money and in exchange get their stolen cattle back.

Item Details

  • Date late 19th/early 20th century
  • Dimensions 19.5 x 24 cm
  • Collections Majlis Document Center -- Farmanfarma documents
  • Repository Majlis Library, Museum and Document Center
  • Restrictions Use of collection materials for publication purposes must cite Majlis Library, Museum and Document Center (Tehran, Iran) as current repository.
  • Accessed 29 November 2022
  • Last Edited 4 February 2023
  • Record no. 1018C310
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