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English Translation of References

Documents

Āršiv-e xosusi-ye šerkat-e Ettehādieh (Ār. E. T) (Ettehadieh company Private Archive):

No. 1: “Az Bānk-e  Šāhanšāhi  be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (From the Imperial Bank of Persia to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 13 Dhu Al Qa'da 1336   AH (20 August 1918 AD), “Parvande-ye marbut be nāme-hā-ye sāl-hā-ye 1331-1336 AH” (The file related to the letters of the years 1913-1918 AD).

No. 2: “Surat jalase-ee bā ra’ees-e bank-e Šāhanšāhi va vazir-e mālieh” (Minutes with the president of the Imperial Bank of Persia and the Minister of Finance), 16 Dey 1307 / 6 January 1929.

No. 3: “Az HājAbd-or-Rezā Esfahāni be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (From Haj Abd Al-Reza Esfahani to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 26Jumada Al Ula 1340 / 25 January 1922, “Nāme-hā-ye sāl-e 1340 AH” (Letters of the year 1922 AD).

No. 4: “Nāme-ye šerkat-e Ettehādieh be kompāni-ye Mas’udieh” (A letter from Ettehadieh company to Mas’oudieh company), 7Jumada al-thani 1316 / 23 October 1898, no. 16/24.

No. 5: “Nāme-ye šerkat-e Ettehādieh be kompāni-ye Mahmudieh” (The letter from Ettehadieh company to Mahmpudieh company), 17 Dhu Al Qa'da 1317 / 19 March 1900, no. 16/101.

No. 6: “Nāme-ye HājEbrāhim-e Antiqe-či to Hāj Rahim Ettehādieh” (A letter from Haj EbrahimAntighechi to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), Istanbul, 4Dhu al-Hijjah 1339 / 9August 1921.

No. 7: “Nāme-ye Mirzā Ali Akbar-e Esmā’eel-zādeh” (A letter from Mirza Ali Akbar Esma’eelzadeh), Istanbul, 19Dhu al-Hijjah 1339 / 24 August 1921.

No. 8: “MohammadTaqi Afšār be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Mohammad TaghiAfshar to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), Mumbai, 22 Rajab 1345 / 26 January 1927.

No. 9: “Hāj Mohammad-e Kāzeruni be Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Haj Mohammad Kazerouni to Rahim Ettehadieh), Mumbai, 15 Rajab 1350 / 26 November 1931.

No. 10: “Abd-ol-Hossein-e Kāzeruni be Rahim vaLotf-Ali-ye Ettehādieh” (Abd Al-Hossein Kazerouni to Rahim and Lotf Ali Ettehadieh), 31 Ramadan 1339 / 8 June 1921.

No. 11: “Kāzeruni be Ettehādieh” (Kazerouni to Ettehadieh), Mumbai, 6 Ramadan 1340 / 3 May 1922.

No. 12: “Kāzeruni be Ettehādieh” (Kazerouni to Ettehadieh), Mumbai, 5 Safar 1341 / 27 September 1922.

No. 13: “HājFathollāh-e Fathi be Hāj Rahim va HājLotf-Ali-ye Ettehādieh” (Haj FathollahFathi to Haj Rahim and Haj Lotf Ali Ettehadieh), Mumbai, 5 Rabi' al-thani 1339 / 17 December 1920.

No. 14: “Abd-ol-Hossein-e Kāzeruni be Ettehādieh” (Abd Al-Hossein Kazerouni to Ettehadieh), Mumbai, 2Jumada al-awwal 1340/ 1 January 1922.

No. 15: “Hāj Mohammad Ali be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Haj Mohammad Ali to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), Tehran, 12Jumada al-awwal 1340 / 11 January 1922.

No. 16: “Abd-ol-Hossein-e Kāzeruni be Ettehādieh” (Abd Al-Hossein Kazerouni to Ettehadieh), Mumbai, 9Rabi' al-awwal 1340 / 10 November 1921.

No. 17: “Nāme-ye sefārat-e Itāliā be Hāj Rahim ĀqāEttehādieh” (A letter from the embassy of Italy to Haj Rahim Agha Ettehadieh), 9 January 1913.

No. 18: “Qarārdādmā-bein-e Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādiehvakompāni-ye limited-e Čerčil” (The contract between Haj Rahim Ettehadieh and Churchill limited company), 12 Safar 1332 / 10 January 1914.

No. 19: “Seyyed Mohammad Taqi-ye Amin-ot-Tojjārvapesar be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Amin Al-Tojjar and his son to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 6Dhu al-Hijjah 1346 / 26 May 1928.

No. 20: “Seyyed Mohammad Taqi-ye Amin-ot-Tojjār be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Amin Al-Tojjar to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 7Dhu Al Qa'da 1346 / 27 April 1928.

No. 21: “Ali Namāzi be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Ali Namazi to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 1 Ramadan 1346 / 22 February 1928.

No. 22: “Majmu’enāme-hā-ye Amin-ot-Tojjār be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Collections of Amin Al-Tojjar’s letters to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 7Dhu Al Qa'da 1346 / 27 April 1928, and 6 Dhu al-Hijjah1346 / 26 May 1928, “Majmu’enāme-hā-ye sāl-e 1346 AH” (Letter collections in the year 1928).

No. 23: “Qarārdād mā-bein-e Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh, va ĀqāMašhadi Akbar va ĀqāMotalleb: Tājerān-e Zanjāni” (The contract between Haj Rahim Ettehadieh, and Agha Mashhadi Akbar and Agha Motalleb: Zanjani merchants), 19Shawwal 1338 / 6 July 1920.

No. 24: “HājYusof-e Qazvini be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Haj YousofGhazvini to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), no. 465, 23Jumada al-awwal 1340 / 22 January 1922.

No. 25: “HājYusof-e Qazvini be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Haj YousofGhazvini to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), no. 476, 27Jumada al-awwal 1340 / 26 January 1922.

No. 26: “Ali Ettehādieh be Hāj Rahim Ettehādieh” (Ali Ettehadieh to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 20 November 1926.

No. 27: “Vezārat-e favāyed-e āmmeh be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Ministry of Public Works to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 27 Bahman 1305 / 17 February 1927.

No. 28: “Ali Akbar-e Sarrāf  be  HājLotf-Ali-ye Sarrāf” (Ali Akbar Sarraf to Haj Lotf Ali Sarraf), no. 10, 24Rabi 'Al-Awal 1316 / 12 August 1898.

No. 29: “Nāme-hā-ye Amjad-os-Soltān dar xosus-e amlāk-e Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh dar Yengeh-Emām” (Amjad Al-Soltan’s letters on Haj Rahim Ettehadieh’s properties in YengehEmam), 22 Mordād 1310 / 14 August 1931, 9 Mehr 1310 / 2 October 1931, 25 Mehr 1310 / 18 October 1931.

No. 30: “Hokm-e dādgāh-e estināf dar xosus-e da’āvi-ye Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh va Farmān-farmā” (Judgment of the Court of Appeals regarding the lawsuits of Haji RahimEttehadieh and Farmanfarma), 19Jumada al-awwal 1349 / 12 October 1930.

No. 31: “Nāme-ye Hāj Rahim be Edāre-ye Sabt” (Haj Rahim’s letter toregistry office), 8 Rajab 1344 / 22 January 1926.

No. 32: “Nāme-ye Ali Akbar-e Sarrāf be HājLotf-Ali-ye Sarrāf” (Ali Akbar the banker’s letter to Haj Lotf Ali the banker), 4Jumada al-awwal 1316 / 20 September 1898.

No. 33: “Gozāreš-e mobāšer-e ettehādieh az amalkard-e zāre’ān” (The report of the Ettehadieh’s steward on farmers’ performance), 1 Šahrivar 1311 / 23 August 1932.

No. 34: “Savād-e hokm-e estināf-e šekāyat-e Hāj RahimĀqā Ettehādieh az Mirzā Hasan Xān-e Mostowfi-ol-Mamālek dar xosus-e edde’ā-ye čahār dāngq arye-ye Farahzād” (The transcript of Haj Rahim Agha Ettehadieh’slawsuit against Mirza Hassan Khan Mostowfi Al-Mamalekregarding the claim of 4 shares ofFarahzad village), 29 Mordād 1308 / 20 August 1929.

No. 35: “Az HājĀqāKuč-Esfahāni be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (From Haj Agha Kouchesfahani to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 8Dhu Al Qa'da 1347 / 18 April 1929), “Azmajmu’enāme-hā-ye sāl-hā-ye 1345-1347 AH” (From the letter collections in the years 1927-1929).

No. 36: “Ahmad Tafreši be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Ahmad Tafreshi to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), Rabi' al-thani 1337 / January 1919.

No. 37: “Vekālat-nāme-ye rasmi be Seyyed AbolfazlXān” (Official power of attorney to SeyyedAbolfazl Khan), 28 Tir 1313 / 19 July 1934.

No. 38: “Emtiāz-e enhesāri-ye kārxāne-ye čerāq-e barq” (The concession of electric lamp factory), 11 Mehr 1304 / 3 October 1925.

No. 39: “Mošārekat dar bahre-bardāri az ma’āden-e Zohrābād va Samāvar” (Partnership inthe exploitation of  Zohrabad and Samavar mines), 12 Jiddy 1298 /3 January 1920.

No. 40: “Gozāreš-e Hossein az ma’āden-e Zeitourābād, dar xosus-e šureš-e yāqiān va edde’ā-ye mālekiat-e ma’āden” (Hossein’s report on the Ziturabadmines, regarding the insurgents’ uprising and the ownership claim of the mines), 26Thur 1303 / 16 May 1924.

No. 41: “Az Mo’een-ot-Tojjār be Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (From Mo’een Al-Tojjar to Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), 19Jiddy 1298 / 10 January 1920.

No. 42: “Ejāre-nāmebein-e vezārat-e mālieh va Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Lease between the Ministry of Finance and Haj Rahim Ettehadieh), no. 32971/905, 1 Jiddy 1297 / 23 December 1918.

No. 43: “Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh be riāsat-e vozarā” (Haj Rahim Ettehadieh to the Prime Minister), 22 Safar 1339 / 5 November 1920.

No. 44: “Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh be riāsat-e vozarā” (Haj Rahim Ettehadieh to the Prime Minister), 28 Moharram 1339 / 12 October 1920.

No. 45: “Asāmi-ye tojjār-e šerkat-konandeh dar jašn-e tāj-gozāri-ye RezāŠāh” (Name list of the merchants participating in Reza Shah’s coronation ceremony), (n. d.). [Persian]

Sāzmān-e Asnād va Ketābxāne-ye Melli-ye Irān (Sākmā) (National Library and Archives of Iran)

“Asnād-e noxost-vaziri” (Prime Ministerial documents}:

1. “Riāsat-e vozarā be Hāj Amin-oz-Zarb” (Prime Minister to Haj Amin Al-Zarb), 29 Farvardin 1304 / 18 April 1925, 784-44.
2. “Az šerkat-e Ettehādieh be riāsat-e vozarā” (From Ettehadieh company to the Prime Minister), 10Dhu Al Qa'da 1304 / 13 June 1924, no. 4/9-50.
3. “Az riāsat-e vozarā be Liānāzof, bābat-e talab-e tejārat-xānehaz division-e qazzāq” (From the Prime Minister to Lyanazov, regarding the trading house’s loan to the Cossack Brigade), 8Jumada Al-Akhirah 1339 / 17 February 1921, no. 7840.
4. “Az farmānde-ye qošun-e Gilān be riāsat-e Vozarā” (From the commander of the Gilan army to the Prime Minister), 6 November 1920, no. 505.
5. “Az Hāj Rahim be riāsat-e vozarā” (From Haj Rahim to the Prime Minister), 4 Safar 1340 / 7 October 1921, no. 11749.
6. “Az vezārat-e falāhat be riāsat-e vozarā” (From the ministry of agriculture to the Prime Minister), 17 Hut 1301 / 9 March 1923, no. 8081.
7. “Az Ettehādieh be riāsat-e vozarā” (FromEttehadieh to the Prime Minister), 10Dhu Al Qa'da 1343 / 2 June 1925, no. 38330
8. “Az vezārat-e favāyed-e āmmeh be riāsat-e vozarā” (From the ministry of public works to the Prime Minister), 24Thur 1339 / 14 May 1960, no. 5496.
9. “Az Liānāzof be riāsat-e vozarā” (From Lyanazovto the Prime Minister), 16 March 1921, no. 12840.
10.  “Az vezārat-e favāyed-e āmmeh be Mo’een-ot-Tojjār” (From the ministry of public works to Mo’een Al-Tojjar), 17Aqrab 1338 / 9 November 1959.[Persian]

Books

Ettehadieh, Mansoureh; & Rouhi, Saeed. (1395/2016). “Sarrāfi va sarrāf-hā: Montaxabi az asnād-e Hāj Rahim-e Ettehādieh” (Money exchange and bankers: A selection of Haj Rahim Ettehadieh’s documents). Tehran: Tārix-e Irān.[Persian]

Jamalzadeh, Mohammad Ali. (1335/2005). “Ganj-e Šāygān: Owzā’-e eqtesādi-ye Irān” (The worthy treasure). Berlin. [Persian]

Picot, H. (1897). Biographical notices of members of the royal family, notables, merchants and clergy. London.

“Tārix-če-ye si-sāle-ye bank-e melli-ye Irān 1307-1337” (A history of the first thirty years of Bank Melli Iran 1928 - 1958). (n. d.). Tehran.[Persian]

TorabiFarsani, Soheila. (1384/2005). “Tojjār, mašrutiat va dowlat-e modern” (Merchants, constitutionalism and the modern state) (1^st ed.). Tehran: Tārix-e Irān. [Persian]

Documents

Ettehadieh, Mansoureh. (1377alef/1998a). “Fehrest-e siāh-e Irān dar jang-e jahāni-ye avval (1914-1918 AD)” (Iran’s blacklist in World War I (1914-1918)). In “In jā Tehrān ast...: Majmu’e maqālāti darbāre-ye Tehrān, 1269-1344 AH” (This is Tehran ...: A collection of articles about Tehran 1853-1925). Tehran: Tārix-e Irān. [Persian]

Ettehadieh, Mansoureh. (1377be/1998b). “Mājarā-ye ejāre-ye māliāt-e tutun va tanbāku-ye Kordestān dar 1333 AH” (The account of renting the tobacco tax in Kurdistan in 1333 AH /1915    AD). In “In jā Tehrān ast...: Majmu’emaqālāti darbāre-ye Tehrān, 1269-1344 AH” (This is Tehran ...: A collection of articles about Tehran 1853-1925). Tehran: Tārix-e Irān. [Persian]

Ettehadieh, Mansoureh. (1377jim/1998c). “Masā’el-e sarrāfi az xelāl-e sotur-e nāme-hā-ye yek sarrāf” (Exchange issues as embodied between the lines of a banker’s letters). In “In jā Tehrān ast...: Majmu’emaqālāti darbāre-ye Tehrān, 1269-1344 AH” (This is Tehran ...: A collection of articles about Tehran 1853-1925). Tehran: Tārix-e Irān. [Persian]

Newspapers

Habl-ol-Matin newspaper, year 22, issue number 21, Rabi 'Al-Awal 1332 / February 1914.[Persian]