TEHRAN -- A collection of Qajar era documents is scheduled to be unveiled during a ceremony at Iran’s National Archive Museum today.

The collection consists of 96 letters exchanged between Qajar king Nasser ad-Din Shah (1831-1896) and officials such as his Chancellor Mirza Taqi Khan (Amir Kabir), Amir Kabir’s lieutenant and an ally to the inner circle of the palace Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri, and several other officials.
Mirza Taqi Khan was an influential figure of the crown prince, Nasser ad-Din, in Tabriz. He was largely responsible for ensuring the crown prince’s succession to the throne after the death of Mohammad Shah.
Consequently, the young monarch appointed him chief minister and gave him the hand of his own sister in marriage. At this time Mirza Taqi took the title of Amir Kabir (Great Prince).
Shortly afterward, Amir Kabir turned out to be a reformist in the government, but he was victim of political plots made by the queen mother and Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri. Thus the shah dismissed him and exiled him to Kashan, where he was murdered on the shah’s orders.
The officials of the National Archive Museum have organized the program to commemorate May 6, which marks the National Archive Day.
The organizers also plan to open an exhibition displaying Qajar era marriage certificates on the sideline of the program.
The National Archive Museum is located in Haqqani Highway, Kusha St.