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Marriage of Nasir al-Dawlah's daughter, 1905
Hashim Khan Jalil al-Dawlah asked for the hand of Nasir al-Dawlah's second daughter in marriage, though his first daughter was not yet married. Despite Najm al-Saltanah's disagreement, the marriage was ultimately held due to mediation of Mirza ʻAbbasquli and Munavvar al-Saltanah. This upset the first daughter of Nasir al-Dawlah, who refused to speak with her sister as a result.
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Marriage contract of Batul Khanum and ‘Ali Akbar Khan, 1901
Marriage contract between Batul Khanum, known as Mudir al-Muluk, daughter of Mirza Husayn Khan Mudabbir al-Saltanah, and Mirza ‘Ali Akbar Khan Munshi, son of Mirza Muhammad ‘Alikhan Mudabbir al-Saltanah. The mahr is five hundred tumans, two hundred of which has been received and the rest remains the groom's debt.
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Jewish woman requests divorce from her Muslim convert husband, 1899
Petition by a Jewish woman whose husband, Mahdi, previously Jewish, has converted to Islam and married a Muslim woman. He does not agree to divorce his Jewish wife and demands she also convert to Islam, which she refuses to do.
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Complaint by Sadiq Khan's wife, 1899
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks the Government of Kurdistan to summon Sadiq Khan from Kurdistan (who used to be Amir Nizam's agent in Tabriz) and demands he settle the status of his marriage. Six years ago, Sadiq Khan married a woman in Tehran and since then he has neither paid her alimony nor divorced her.
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Dispute between Shi‘as and Tatars over a marriage, 1899-1900
Report from the Iranian Consulate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from Astrakhan, about a dispute between the Shi‘as and Tatars over the marriage of Khalili's daughter. Tatars claim that since the girl's mother was not a permanent wife, according to Russian law, her child is a Russian national. But Shi‘as of Haji Tarkhan oppose her marriage to a Tatar man. After some disturbances, the consulate has decided to take the mother and daughter into police custody to protect their safety; along with a receipt of the document and acknowledgment of the consulate's effort
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Correspondence regarding the inheritance of Muhammad Mirza, 1901-1904
1- Muhammad Mirza, son of Mirza Aqa Baba from Yerevan, transfers all his belongings to Ahmad Aqa from Kirmanshah for ten years, with the provision that if Muhammad Mirza dies during this time, as the executor of his will, Haji Ahmad Aqa pays fifty tumans to Ma‘shumah Khanum and ten tumans to Gulabatun (Muhammad Mirza's wives); 2- Regarding Muhammad Mirza's death during the Hajj and a description of his belongings, which are partly kept with his wife and in his shop, as well as some cash that he gave to Haji Ja‘far during his trip; 3- A letter from the Government of Kurdistan to the Ministry...