About selling ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah's female slave, 1909
Published in issue no. 45: ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s female slave was given to Haji Mirza Aqa Bardah-furush (slave seller) to be sold in the bazaar. She had fled but later was captured by police and given back to Haji Mirza Aqa; issue no. 46: three woman have stepped in to raise money for the slave’s freedom; issue no. 47: ‘Ali Muhammad Khan, ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s agent, comes to the office of Iran-i naw and states that the female slave, named Ziba, actually belonged to ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s wife, ‘Azimat al-Dawlah, who had granted her freedom a few days earlier. ‘Ali Muhammad Khan holds her letter of freedom but he hadn’t had the chance to deliver it to Haji Mirza yet.
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- Date 20 October 1909 - 23 October 1909
- Collections Iran-i naw -- Women in the city and miscellaneous news
- Repository Iran-i naw Collection
- Restrictions No restrictions
- Accessed 24 September 2019
- Last Edited 1 November 2019
- Record no. 15158F9