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Power of attorney over a land dispute, 1922
Power of attorney to Sayyid Muhammad Razi over a disputed property known as Zinat Khanum (wife of Mirza Ahmad Kababi)'s land, which the client purchased from Mirza Shafi‘ forty-five years ago during Shahzadah Haji Hisam al-Saltanah's government. This property is currently seized by Aqa Naqi, the steward for the late Mirza Mir Iftikhar.
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Letter regarding Balqays Khanum's complaint, 1909
Letter by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Balqays Khanum's claim against a bank that auctioned a mill she had mortgaged
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Documents related to Nizam al-Mulk's complaint against Nim Taj Khanum, 1921
Testimony by a number of people, including Mu’ayyad al-Mamalik, regarding Nimtaj Khanum's trespassing on Kulah Farangi property in Nizamiyah Garden, which belongs to the underage children of Nizam al-Mulk. She cut some trees and sold them, claiming it as her own children's property. Shaykh ‘Isa, with the power of attorney from Nizam al-Mulk, complained to the Court of Justice, and the Court's investigation into the matter confirmed his claim.
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Correspondence regarding Amirzadeh Khanum's complaint against Atabak's inheritors, 1910
Regarding Amirzadah Khanum's complaint against Mirza ‘Abd Allah Khan and other inheritors of Atabak over three thousand tumans for her share from Imam Jum‘ah caravansary in Mashhad; Amirzadah Khanum's attorney is Sayyid Muhammad Husayn and Shaykh ‘Ali is the attorney for Atabak's inheritors.
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Correspondence regarding Maryam Khanum's claim, 1912
Daughter of Karim Khan complains about the illegal construction conducted by Simon (Ottoman merchant) on the lands which belong to Karim Khan's daughters; Simon also complains about Ustad ‘Abd Allah (architect), who with the help of the Police has obstructed his wall construction on the land. Documents include correspondence amongst Karim Khan's daughter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Police Department, and the Ottoman Embassy.
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Petition regarding a seized property, 1913
Amal al-Saltanah [?] claims that her paternal inheritance, a residential building, has been wrongfully seized and is being used for housing members of the military with no rental fee or compensation for the damages; the writer also mentions sending letters to Mushir al-Saltanah in Tehran but to no avail.
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Correspondence regarding Muluk Khanum's complaint, 1916
Regarding the complaint by Muluk Khanum (a national of Russia), daughter of Fatimah Khanum and Mirza Ibrahim Khan Amin al-Vizarah, and wife of Bahadur Bayg from Qarab Bagh, against Haji ‘Abd Allah Khan, her mother's uncle, over Amin al-Vizarah's share of the property owned by the late Ustad ‘Abd Allah (Fatimah Khanum's father). Documents include Muluk Khanum's petition; correspondence between the Russian Consulate in Tehran and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Muluk Khanum's power of attorney to Amin al-Shari‘ah from Taliqan; court subpoenas and reports; an inquiry to verify the sale of...
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Khvurshid Khanum's petitions, 1908
Petitions by Khvurshid Khanum, daughter of Aqa Riza, from Barfurush, to Mukhbir al-Saltanah, Minister of Justice, explaining how following her parents death, when she was three years old, her uncle, ‘Abbasquli Khan, seeking her inheritance of more than fifty thousand tumans worth of property, took her in. After ten years, he married her off to his grandson, son of I‘timad Divan, despite her discontent. I‘timad Divan never paid her her share of inheritance with the excuse that she was his son's wife. Khvurshid Khanum wants a divorce and is willing to waive her mahr, which is more than ten...