Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

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

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

‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash) writes to Surur al-Saltanah about a misunderstanding between them. He expresses his love for Surur and refers to a photograph sent by Surur that he has sent her back without looking at it. He apologizes for his letter that was written before knowing Surur’s intention for sending the photograph which apparently has been partly a joke and partly to test him. Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk also tells her about the death of the one-and-half year old son of his sister, ‘Ismat al-Muluk, who was being taken care of by Khanum in Mashhad. He was sad to think of ‘Ismat al-Muluk’s return from Mecca and her expectation to see her father and her son and not finding them alive.

Item Details

  • Creator ‘Abd al-Husayn Taymurtash (Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk)
  • Date circa. 1910 or 1911
  • Dimensions 17 x 26 cm
  • Collections Sorourolsaltaneh Teymourtash (Khazeni)
  • Repository Sorourolsaltaneh Teymourtash (Khazeni)
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 27 June 2014
  • Last Edited 1 August 2014
  • Record no. 13110A28
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