Īrān-i Sulṭānī, Rūznāmah-i (Qājār) – Collection of 3 years, including 65 issues

The Rūznāmah-i Īrān was published from 1288 AH to 1313 AH under the management of Muḥammad Ḥasan Khān Iʻtimād al-Salṭanah. After his death, the newspaper's management was transferred to his nephew, Muḥammad Bāqir Khān Iʻtimād al-Salṭanah, who continued its publication from 1313 AH to the end of 1320 AH, and then from 28 Shaʻbān 1323 AH. During the interval between 1321 AH and late Shaʻbān 1323 AH, the newspaper's management was handed over to Mīrzā Muḥammad Nadīm Bāshī. He assumed management of the Iran newspaper in late 1320 AH and published the first issue of the publication under the title "Rūznāmah-i Īrān-i Sulṭānī" (Saturday, 1st Muḥarram 1321 AH / 31 March 1903 CE).

The Rūznāmah-i Īrān-i Sulṭānī followed the policy of the Iran newspaper and occasionally included, in addition to official news: news from the Imperial Court, non-court news, news from provinces and regions, summaries of foreign news, or court news, concessions, news from Dār al-Khilāfah (Tehran) and provinces, provincial governors, appointments, and reports of the Shah's travels. Some issues also featured new content such as: the cultivation of tea in Iran; the history of Nādir Shāh by James Fraser, translated by Abū al-Qāsim Khān Nāṣir al-Mulk, governor of Kurdistan, as a serial (from issue 6 to the end of the fourth year of publication), and the income and expenditure statement of the Political School.

The Rūznāmah-i Īrān-i Sulṭānī continued for two and a half years, publishing 26 issues in the first year, 24 in the second year, and 15 in the third year. From issue 16 (28 Shaʻbān 1323 AH), the newspaper's title reverted to "Iran" due to Nadīm Bāshī's dismissal from management and the reappointment of Muḥammad Bāqir Khān Iʻtimād al-Salṭanah. Iʻtimād al-Salṭanah then published 11 issues under the title "Iran" in continuation of the Rūznāmah-i Īrān-i Sulṭānī's sequential numbering.

Despite its formal changes, the Rūznāmah-i Īrān-i Sulṭānī was essentially a continuation of the previously published Iran newspaper, containing news that the government and newspaper officials were authorised to publish. Any content beyond official news that appeared in the newspaper was sporadic and limited to the examples mentioned earlier.

The special importance of this publication lies in its coverage of economic history, administrative and governmental structures, and appointments, which were reported in each issue of the newspaper. Unlike previous newspapers that were lithographed, the Rūznāmah-i Īrān-i Sulṭānī was printed using lead type from the beginning of its publication, and all of its issues had two columns on each page.

Available issues:

• 1321 H.Q. (26 Issues: Vol. 56, No. 1-26)
• 1322 H.Q. (24 Issues: Vol. 57, No. 1-24)
• 1323 H.Q. (15 Issues: Vol. 58, No. 1-15)