Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

ʻAziz al-Saltanah's petition to Nayib al-Saltanah

ʻAziz al-Saltanah's petition to Nayib al-Saltanah

Petition from ʻAziz al-Saltanah, Nasir al-Din Shah’s daughter, to Nayib al-Saltanah in which she mentions her having been born shortly after her father was killed, how she had lived all her life with her mother [Mahbub al-Saltanah] and that she had not inherited anything from her father. After the Constitutional Revolution, the Majlis had cut her pension to 1000 tumans. However, Mirza Fath Allah Khan, the provincial treasurer of Gilan, returned her payslip claiming that the money has been paid to Sardar Afkham. ʻAziz al-Saltanah writes about the hardship she has gone through and how she has been forced to sell or pledge her properties to make ends meet. She explains how a bath that belonged to her was taken over by the government two months ago, complains about the hardship, and reminds Nayib al-Saltanah that she has no husband to pay for her expenses. She asks Nayib al-Saltanah to investigate this matter. The letter is accompanied by an envelope, which has ʻAziz al-Saltanah’s seal.

Item Details

  • Creator ʻAziz al-Saltanah
  • Date late 19th/early 20th century
  • Collections Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies
  • Repository Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies (ق0-0-42-2, ق0-0-42-1, ق0-0-42-0)
  • Restrictions The use of collection materials for publication purposes must cite the Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies as the current repository. Use of material for commercial purposes is contingent upon acquiring the Repository's permission.
  • Accessed 20 August 2013
  • Last Edited 29 October 2013
  • Record no. 1261A4
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