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211:, writing his personal letters for him. She also had control over the royal decrees issued from the harem. She was a highly skilled calligrapher, and produced a number of copies of the Qur'an, as well as other works such as collections of poetry, prayers, and pilgrimage texts. She was taught initially by her brother Maḥmud Mirza, but was later tutored by Mirza ʿAbbas Nuri (d.1839). In addition to her scribal duties, she would recite the poems sent to her father in his praise. She also seems to have been a patron of poetry, as the poet Rashha (b. circa 1783) composed poems in her praise.
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238:'Even though I am the daughter of the Shah/ And my crown reaches to the moon from pride/ And all that I wish for is provided /In the way of carpets and clothes, jewels and gold/ Horses and camels; female and male servants/ As well as flocks, herds, and livestock,/ And I have abundant jewelry/ So much that it cannot be counted,/ I have not bound my heart to any of these things,/ For it is very difficult to detach one’s heart!'
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Zia ol-Saltaneh was involved in many significant aspects of the running of her father's court. It is clear that she was particularly involved in the economic life of the court. For example, it is reported that when the Shah wanted to bestow a gift upon one of his harem, Zia ol-Saltaneh would write to
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Zia ol-Saltaneh did not marry during her father's lifetime. It is said that she refused all suitors. It has been suggested that she married Mirza ʿAbbas Nuri, only to divorce him soon after. This was said to have been a plot formed with Ḥaji Mirza ʿAbbas Aqasi to ruin Mirza ʿAbbas Nuri financially,
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As well as reciting the poetry of others, writing down that composed by her father, and acting as a patron, Zia ol-Saltaneh also composed her own verses. Her poetry was recorded by her brother Mahmud Mirza in his anthology of women poets, compiled in 1825, at the behest of Ziaʾ al-Saltaneh herself.
266:) shortly after Fath-ʿAli's death. While there she corresponded with a number of clerics, including Aqa Seyyed Mehdi, the son of Aqa Seyyed ʿAli Tabatabai, and Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Saheb-e Fosul, with proposals of marriage, but she was refused a number of times.
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