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Correspondence related to Muzaffar al-Din Shah's heirs
Petition on the letterhead of the Majlis signed by some of Muzaffar al-Din Shah's inheritors: Aqdas al-Dawlah, Qamar al-Saltanah, ‘Izzat al-Dawlah, Fakhr al-Dawlah, Shukuh al-Dawlah, Aqdas al-Saltanah, Anvar al-Dawlah, A‘zam al-Dawlah, and Nur al-Saltanah. They complain about the confiscation of some property by the government. According to the signatories, these properties were partly the personal belongings of Muzaffar al-Din Shah that he had purchased when he was the Crown Prince in Azerbaijan and partly the properties he inherited from his mother, Shukuh al-Dawlah, and her maternal...
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Correspondence related to Taj al-Dawlah
Correspondence regarding the pension of Taj al-Dawlah, Nasir al-Din Shah's wife: 1- a letter on the letterhead of the Prime Minister addressed to the Ministry of Finance, stating that despite the approval of the cabinet, Taj al-Dawlah's pension has not been paid to her. The writer is requesting the payment of all her delayed funds; 2- a letter on the letterhead of the Prime Minister, stating that upon the approval of the cabinet on 15 July, 1913, Taj al-Dawlah's pension (from 21 March, 1913) will be fully paid to her on a monthly basis; 3- a letter from Taj al-Dawlah complaining about not...
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Daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah to Nasir al-Mulk
One of Nasir al-Din Shah's daughters writes to Nasir al-Mulk and complains about the cutting off of her pension upon ‘Ayn al-Dawlah's order and asks Nasir al-Mulk to investigate the matter.
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Letter of ultimatum
The writer explains how at first s/he had requested Nasir al-Mulk's help in solving this problem. After not getting an answer, in the absence of Ziya’ al-Mulk, the writer is giving an ultimatum to the recipient warning that s/he will go to the Premier's house, talk to Mahd ‘Ulya, hold a sit-in, or stop the Premier's carriage in order to get an answer. If none of these worked, s/he will personally go to the Shah's garden and bring her/his appeal to the Shah or the crown prince.
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Letters from Shams al-Dawlah
Three letters from Shams al-Dawlah [wife of Nasir al-Din Shah] including two letters to ‘Azud al-Mulk and a letter of complaint to an unidentified person regarding the arrest of her brother, ‘Ayn al-Dawlah [‘Abd al-Majid Mirza]. The first letter is about the decree for ‘Ayn al-Dawlah in which she complains about ‘Azud al-Mulk's delay in sealing the decree and asks him to speed up the process and otherwise, to send it back with the messenger Mirza Ahmad Khan. She has included fifty five-thousand bills for the taxation costs in the envelope. The second letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk is about the...
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Peasants to Anis al-Dawlah, 1894
A telegram from the peasants of Shaykh Garden in Savah (which was part of the crown lands of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim) to Anis al-Dawlah. They talk about their debt to the Court and state that after the garden was purchased by Zahir al-Saltanah, the peasants have been suffering from the injustice. The new owner has acquired 70 tumans more than their actual debt, which is beyond their financial means. In this letter, the peasants ask Anis al-Dawlah to act on their behalf before Nasir al-Din Shah. They request justice and for the extra money to be returned to them.
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Petition and letters related to Zahra Sultan
Petition and letters related to Zahra Sultan, daughter of Filban Bashi [the elephant-keeper]: 1-a complaint letter in which she talks about how she was barred from entering the office of Ministers by the servants who receive orders from Ittila‘ al-Saltanah (head of the office) and Mirza Khalil (office secretary), both adversaries of her husband, saying that this is the order of the Prime Minister. She has also gone to the Russian Embassy to meet the ambassador, but was also barred from entering it. She complains that while everyone else can go to the Embassy and plead for justice, Zahra...
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Petition by Amir Nusrat's family, 1923
Copy of a petition by Amir Nusrat's relatives, requesting the freedom of Ghulamhusayn Khan and Shukr Allah Khan; Mirza Ibrahim Khan, the representative of Qazvin, has delivered this petition to the Majlis
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Petition by Ihtisham al-Dawlah's wife
Majd al-Dawlah's daughter (wife of Ihtisham al-Dawlah) writes to Nayib al-Saltanah, explaining how neither her father nor her husband could support her financially. She asks for a new job for her husband or a stipend for herself, so she could support her children and servants.
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Petition by families of Amir Nusrat and Fars Humayun, 1923
Copy of a petition by the relatives of Amir Nusrat and Fars Humayun addressed to the Majlis, regarding their request from the Ministry of War for the return of their properties as well as grains, which had been seized, as well as the release of Shukr Allah Khan
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