Shortly after the bloody riots of 4 January 1892, Kitabgi was the victim of the flu epidemic that swept over Tehran and which also affected the Shah and many dignitaries.Jean-Baptiste Feuvrier, Trois Ans à la Cour de Perse, F. Juven, 1900, pp. 337-338 Treated by Dr. Tom Francis Odling of the British legation, Kitabgi recovered just after the Shah abolished the Régie.
