Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Regarding Marziyah Khanum's salary, 1910

Regarding Marziyah Khanum's salary, 1910

Petition by Marziyah Khanum, daughter of the late Mirza Ishaq, to the Majlis inquiring about her salary payment of sixty tumans that had been stopped. She received this salary from Qazvin in accordance with a decree by Nasir al-Din Shah. Marziyah Khanum describes the hardship this has brought to her life as she is responsible for three underage children after her husband’s death; the Majlis sends a copy of Marziyah Khanum’s petition to the Ministry of Finance and they notify the Qazvin Finance Office to resume the payment of her salary; correspondence regarding the salary of Marziyah Khanum and her brother, Mirza Yahya, including a claim by Mirza Muhammad Khan, testifying that they are both deceased, and a letter from the Ministry of Finance asking Mushir Akram to verify their identities.

Item Details

  • Date 10 April 1910 - 19 September 1910
  • Collections National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Repository National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Restrictions Users must refer to the National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran as the original owner of items in this collection.
  • Accessed 8 August 2020
  • Last Edited 2 October 2020
  • Record no. 902A21
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