Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma

From Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah to her brother, ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma; she talks about the property at Palayin, mentioning that Farmanfarma had expressed interest in selling or exchanging it for a property owned by Hazrat-i ʻUlya [Surur al-Saltanah] in Tabriz; discusses the relationship between the brother and sisters; mentions her daughter, Daftari [Daftar al-Muluk], and notes that her situation [the marriage to Farmanfarma’s son] awaits Farmanfarma’s decision. At the end, she talks about the illness of her husband, Vakil al-Mulk.