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EAP1014/2
- Record Id:
- 032-004254763
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004254763
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100148511593.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1014/2
- Title:
- Historical Documents
- Scope & Content:
-
This house belongs today to Mehrabān Poulādī, the grandson of Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād. Mehrabān Poulādī is the vice president of the Council of Iranian Mobeds. His Grandfather, Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād was an influential Zoroastrian merchant from a priest family. He founded the Mazdyasnā trading company and various commercial institutes across Iran. He had wide international commercial relations, for example, in India and England. Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād was also involved in community affairs and played a crucial role in both the Zoroastrian and non-Zoroastrian community during the Qajar period. He had accumulated and archived his own documents as well as the documents of his father and grandfather over the course of his lifetime. A commercial letter dated 1894 gives the name of his father, Mollā Poulād Tīrandāz, who was also a merchant and lived in the Ḫolf-e Ḫān-ʽali quarter, the Priests’ Quarter. The death of Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād was very mysterious, and according to his relatives, was most probably due to murder. The historical, economic, and legal documents in his collection are from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The earliest dated historical documents in this collection are from Nāser al-Dīn Šāh’s time (16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896). The latest documents are dated 1939, which is the date of the death of Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād. The historical documents include communications in the form of letters between Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād and official institutions, and administrative circulars. Most of the documents are bookkeeping record books, legal contracts dealing with sales, leases, settlement of disputes, letters, and official actions. They provide us with relevant information about the structure and work flow of various institutions and organizations during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods in Iran. Among the letters of this collection we find a letter partly written in Zoroastrian Dari. This text seems to be the only written evidence of Zoroastrian Dari known to us until today.
Custodial history: This collection belongs today to Mehrabān Poulādī, the grandson of Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād. Mehrabān Poulādī is the vice president of the Council of Iranian Mobeds. His Grandfather, Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād was an influential Zoroastrian merchant from a priest family.
Extent and format of original material: Collection level 2, 15 File.
Owner(s) of original material: Mehraban Pouladi.
Custodial history: This collection of documents belongs to Arbab Mehraban Poulad, who had accumulated and archived his own documents as well as the documents of his father and grandfather over the course of his lifetime. His grandson Mehraban Pouladi is the owner of this collection.
Arrangement: The depositor of this collection, Saloumeh Gholami is responsible for the arrangement. The material has been ordered by topic.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Zoroastrian historical documents and Avestan manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004254763", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP1014/2: Historical Documents" },{ "id" : "040-004254764", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/1: Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād's social engagement" },{ "id" : "040-004254765", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/2: Bank documents" },{ "id" : "040-004254766", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/3: Business documents related to India" },{ "id" : "040-004254767", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/4: Business letter from or to Shiraz" },{ "id" : "040-004254768", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/5: Business letter, from Dezful and Shushtar" },{ "id" : "040-004254769", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/6: Business letters and notes in english" },{ "id" : "040-004254770", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/7: Business letters from or to Ahwaz (Naseri)" },{ "id" : "040-004254771", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/8: Business letters from or to Brojerd" },{ "id" : "040-004254772", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/9: Business letters from or to Isfahan" },{ "id" : "040-004254773", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/10: Business letters from or to Tehran" },{ "id" : "040-004254774", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/11: Business letters from or to Yazd" },{ "id" : "040-004254775", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/12: Business letters written from unknown place" },{ "id" : "040-004254776", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/13: Business notes" },{ "id" : "040-004254777", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/14: Business reports to Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād" },{ "id" : "040-004254778", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/15: Calculations' samples and list of expenses and purchases" },{ "id" : "040-004254779", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/16: Cheques" },{ "id" : "040-004254780", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/17: Claims and complaints" },{ "id" : "040-004254781", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/18: Comparative calendar" },{ "id" : "040-004254782", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/19: Contracts" },{ "id" : "040-004254783", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/20: Customs" },{ "id" : "040-004254784", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/21: Daily notes" },{ "id" : "040-004254785", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/22: Death of Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād" },{ "id" : "040-004254786", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/23: Envelope notes" },{ "id" : "040-004254787", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/24: Invitations and Congratulations" },{ "id" : "040-004254788", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/25: Letter in Zoroastrian Dari" },{ "id" : "040-004254789", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/26: Mazdyasn trading company and migration to Khuzestan" },{ "id" : "040-004254790", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/27: Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Finance" },{ "id" : "040-004254791", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/28: Negotiable instrument" },{ "id" : "040-004254792", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/29: Newspapers and journals" },{ "id" : "040-004254793", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/30: Personal letters" },{ "id" : "040-004254794", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/31: Receipts and payment orders" },{ "id" : "040-004254795", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/32: Signs and Postage Stamps" },{ "id" : "040-004254796", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/33: Some parts of Some parts of Literature Manuscripts" },{ "id" : "040-004254797", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/34: Some parts of manuscripts about astrology" },{ "id" : "040-004254798", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/35: Telegraphs" },{ "id" : "040-004254799", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/36: Travel permissions" },{ "id" : "040-004254800", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/37: Xosro Shah-e Jahan letters and documents" },{ "id" : "040-004254801", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/38: Zoroastrian Association in Tehran, Articles of Association" },{ "id" : "040-004254802", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/39: Zoroastrian Association of Tehran, Expenses, 5th term" },{ "id" : "040-004254803", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/40: Zoroastrian Association of Tehran, Expenses, 8th term" },{ "id" : "040-004254804", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/41: Zoroastrian Naseri Association in Yazd" },{ "id" : "040-004254805", "parent" : "032-004254763", "text" : "EAP1014/2/42: Zoroastrian trading companies" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004254763
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP1014/2/1 : Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād's social engagement
EAP1014/2/2 : Bank documents
EAP1014/2/3 : Business documents related to India
EAP1014/2/4 : Business letter from or to Shiraz
EAP1014/2/5 : Business letter, from Dezful and Shushtar
EAP1014/2/6 : Business letters and notes in english
EAP1014/2/7 : Business letters from or to Ahwaz (Naseri)
EAP1014/2/8 : Business letters from or to Brojerd
EAP1014/2/9 : Business letters from or to Isfahan
EAP1014/2/10 : Business letters from or to Tehran
EAP1014/2/11 : Business letters from or to Yazd
EAP1014/2/12 : Business letters written from unknown place
EAP1014/2/13 : Business notes
EAP1014/2/14 : Business reports to Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād
EAP1014/2/15 : Calculations' samples and list of expenses and purchases
EAP1014/2/16 : Cheques
EAP1014/2/17 : Claims and complaints
EAP1014/2/18 : Comparative calendar
EAP1014/2/19 : Contracts
EAP1014/2/20 : Customs
EAP1014/2/21 : Daily notes
EAP1014/2/22 : Death of Arbāb Mehrabān Poulād
EAP1014/2/23 : Envelope notes
EAP1014/2/24 : Invitations and Congratulations
EAP1014/2/25 : Letter in Zoroastrian Dari
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- 032-004254763
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1014/2
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 3186 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP1014-2
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
Gujarati
Persian
Zoroastrian Dari - Scripts:
- Arabic
Gujarati
Latin - Start Date:
- 1831
- End Date:
- 1896
- Date Range:
- 16 Jul 1831-1 May 1896
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 31.887353
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 54.364910
- Latitude (Degree):
- N 31°53’14”
- Longitude (Degree):
- E 54°21’54”
- Place of Origin:
- Iran
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Custodial History:
- Material in this collection was created as part of the EAP1014 Preservation and digitisation of Zoroastrian historical documents and Avestan manuscripts project.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from project holder Dr Saloumeh Gholami, April 2019 (accession record EAP1014/1)
- Arrangement:
- The depositor of this collection, Saloumeh Gholami is responsible for the arrangement. The material has been ordered by topic.
- Administrative Context:
- EAP1014/2 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. It created digitial copies of records located in Yazd, Iran.
- Information About Copies:
- Copies of the material can also be found at The Museum of Arbab Mehraban Poulad
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Yazd, Iran
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)