TROIS FARMANS (DÉCRETS) ADRESSÉS À MIRZA HUSAYN KHAN (NÉ EN 1292 H./1875 ET MORT EN 1368 H./1948)

OF NASIR AL-DIN SHAH QAJAR AND ZIL AL-SULTAN, DATED: 1303 H./1885, 1309 H./1892 AND DHU-AL-QI'DA 1312 H./APRIL-MAY 1895 Persian manuscripts on paper. Black ink. - A decree adorned with the imperial seal of Nasir al-Din Shah Qadjar, as well as his signature, dated 1313 H./1896, addressed to Mirza Husayn Khan, son of Mirza Muhammad 'Ali Khan Jalaʾ al-Saltana, rewarding him for his deeds, by awarding him the title of sartipi, with a harness (hamayil) and the medallion of this title. This title was advised to him by the Prime Minister, Mushir al-Mulk. - A decree containing the imperial seal of Muzafar al-Din Shah Qadjar, dated Ramadan 1316 H./ December 1898 - January 1899. This farman awards the title of Jalaʾ al-Saltana to Mirza Ḥusayn Khan, army rapporteur and also Muʿtamid al-Dawla, following the death of his father, Mirza Muḥammad ʿAli Khan Jalaʾ al-Saltana. Verso, three oval-shaped seals, two of them from Mushir al-Mulk, the prime minister, one bearing his name and a date: 1311H./ 1893-94. The other inscribed with "sadr aʿzam", and the date: 1314 H./1896-97. - A decree with the imperial seal of Muẓafar al-Din Shah Qadjar, dated Rabi II 1316 H./ August-September 1898. This order concerns the inheritance of Mirza Muḥammad ʿAli Khan Jalaʾ al-Saltana, to be transferred to his eldest son, Mirza Ḥusayn Khan. On the reverse, several seals and signatures, thus the seals belonging to Mushir al-Mulk, one bearing his name AND the date: 1311 H./ 1893-94 and another with his title "ṣadr aʿzam", dated 1314 H./ 1896-97. Finally, the seal of Amin al-Sultan, the newly appointed Qadjar Prime Minister. Dimensions: 44 x 34 cm; 52 x 43.5 cm; 50 x 37 cm Mirza Husayn Khan was born on Safar 1292 / March 20, 1875 and died on Muharram 18, 1368 / November 20, 1948. He is buried in the Takht-e Fulad cemetery in Isfahan.