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Complaint by Khvajah Ghukiz about a Chaldean woman, 1909
Complaint by Khvajah Ghukiz, son of Khvajah Minas Tajir Bashi (merchant), to Kashif al-Saltanah in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding his annoyance with a Chaldean woman. He threatens to kill the woman if she comes to bother him at his house or in the street again.
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Correspondence regarding Khadijah Khanum's claim over her husband's death, 1921 to 1923
Regarding the death of Muhammad Taqi Bayg, hostler of the French Embassy, who was killed in an accident by a car that belonged to Lynch Company. Documents include Khadijah Khanum's custody of her daughter Kubra, after her husband Muhammad Taqi Bayg's death; copies of their identification certificates; Khadijah Khanum's power of attorney to Mirza Ahmad Khan Shari‘at-zadah to file a claim for her husband's diya (financial compensation); correspondence among the British Consulate, Sardar Ashja‘ (the Governor of Isfahan), the Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding...
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Haydar Quli, 1919
Investigation of the murder of Haydar Quli with the order of Hisam al-Mulk's wife. Includes correspondence among the Governors of Savah and Zarand, Tehran, and Hamadan. According to a report by the gendarmerie, Hisam al-Mulk's wife stopped at Gharq Abad village on her way to Hamadan. During the night, Haydar Quli entered her house intending to commit robbery but one of the servants arrested him. In the morning, while he attempted to escape, he was shot in the back by the servant. However, the peasants of Gharq Abad claimed in a petition that there was a fight between Haydar Quli and one of...
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Delayed salaries of Aminah Gul and ‘Ajab Naz, 1912
Letter from the Ministry of Finance to Monsieur Lalu [?], the Treasury General, regarding the delayed paychecks of Aminah Gul (daughter of Habib Allah Khan) and ‘Ajab Naz (daughter of Nazar ‘Ali Khan), servants of Nasir al-Din Shah; along with their payment invoice
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Delayed salaries of some women from Nasir al-Din Shah's harem, 1915 to 1916
Request by Ghunchah Khanum, Tuhfah Gul Khanum, and Gulistan Khanum (from Nasir al-Din Shah's harem) and the underage children of Khanumi Khanum (Zulfaqar Khan and Mustafa Khan) to the Ministry of Finance regarding their delayed salaries; along with a recommendation from the Ministry of Finance to the Treasury General, Monsieur Lalu, for their payment
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Documents regarding Gawhar al-Muluk's claim against Qamar Khanum, 1916 to 1917
Documents related to the claim by Gawhar al-Muluk Khanum (wife of Shahzadah ‘Aziz) against Qamar Khanum (known as Shahzadah Khanum) regarding the inheritance from Gawhar al-Muluk Khanum's late son, Nasr Allah Mirza, a house worth six hundred tumans, which is occupied by Qamar Khanum; including a power of attorney, affidavits, and court subpoenas
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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...
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Letter regarding inheritance
Letter (on letterhead of ‘Asr-i jadid newspaper) addressed to Mirza Ahmad who was the executor of the will of the writer's parents. Upon Mirza Ahmad and Khalah Jan's advice, the writer's share was given to Fakhr Taj Khanum to be returned to the writer when they reached the legal age. However, Fakhr Taj Khanum has not returned the share and the writer is asking for Mirza Ahmad's help. At the end, the writer compares this favor to buying and then freeing a slave for Aqa ‘Abd al-‘Ali.
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Munir Khanum's salary, 1916
Request by Munir Khanum, daughter of Mirza Sayyid Abu al-Qasim from Tafrish, regarding her salary that she received because of her late husband, Mirza Sayyid Ibrahim Khan; the recommendation by Muhammad Khan; and the approval by Minister of Finance Yamin al-Mulk on transferring her payments from Shiraz to ʻIraq-i ʻAjam
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Petitions by wives and servants of Nasir al-Din Shah, 1914 to 1915
Correspondence of Bala Khanum Buzurg (Marahim al-Saltanah), Sakinah Sultan Khanum (Haji Vaqar al-Dawlah), Nush Afarin Khanum (Haji Matbu‘ al-Dawlah), Haji Zahra Khanum, Khadijah Khanum (Akhtar Zaman), Khan-zadah Khanum, Fatimah Sultan Khanum (from Tehran), and Agha Shahzadah (Nasir al-Din Shah's wives) and Nasib Malik Khanum, Khadijah Khanum, and Sakinah Khanum (Nasir al-Din Shah's servants) with the Minister of Finance (Muhtasham al-Saltanah) asking to receive their salaries in a monthly manner, the same way that Nasir al-Din Shah's other wives and servants are being paid; the Ministry of...
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