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Petitions submitted to Saʻid al-Sultan
Petitions submitted to Saʻid al-Sultan: one from Maymunabad villagers objecting to Bihjat Khanum's way of dividing donkeys--Bihjat Khanum is the wife of Saʻid al-Sultan; one by Ziba Vaziri, a relative of Asif Aʻzam, requesting payment of the revenue of half of Amirabad [village] following Rustam Khan (her husband)'s death and asking for ʻAli Muhammad Bayg's help— ʻAli Muhammad Bayg is Ziba Vaziri's overseer and Ziba Khanum claims that she inherited half of the village from her late husband, but in this petition she is merely asking for revenue and not for the half of the village itself;...
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Letters from Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam to Munshi Bashi
Letters include the following: Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam writes to Mirza Hasan Khan Munshi Bashi about a trip to Tunikabun; about the division of a shipment of lettuce among family members; about the government's seizure of the properties of Qamar Khanum, daughter of Sa‘d al-Saltanah; Mirza Hasan instructs Munshi Bashi to give 700 tumans to Rafʻat al-Saltanah Mulkara, wife of his deceased father, Mirza Masʻud Shaykh al-Islam, to settle a family inheritance dispute; about the state of affairs since the constitutional revolution, and the efforts of his wife, Rukhsarah Khanum, to get him to...
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Taxes of Mulla ‘Ali and his wife, 1925
Mulla ‘Ali Dizaji Ahari writes to Hujjat al-Islam about the demand of the Department of Taxes in Ahar that he and his wife, the daughter of Karbalayi ‘Abbas, pay taxes based on their belonging to the Qarachurlu clan. He states that they do not belong to the Qarachurlu clan; also argues that taxing of women is not common, and asks the addressee to mediate with the head of the Tax Department. On the margin, Ayatollah Sadiq Tababayi has requested Amin al-Ulama’ to review this case.
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Zahra Khanum's petition
Documents include the following: petition of Zahra Khanum, daughter of Karbalayi Asad Allah, the merchant, written by Iqbal al-Mamalik, the representative of Garus, to the Majlis. Zahra Khanum complains about the seizure of her properties by Amir Afshar and seeks their return; the Majlis writes to the Ministry of the Interior to deal with Zahra Khanum's complaint; the Ministry of the Interior writes to the Majlis claiming that her request is judiciary and that the Ministry of the Interior is not responsible for judicial matters, in light of which Zahra Khanum should address the Ministry of...
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Vajihah Khanum's petition to Majlis
Documents related to Vajihah Khanum Garusi (daughter of Hasanʻali Bayg Garusi)'s complaint to the Majlis against her paternal aunts, who have seized her inheritance.
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Petition about halting a marriage, 1928
In January 7, 1928, Sakinah Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Haj Muhammad Aqa the textile maker, was deceived into marrying Hasan Aqa. The writer and Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-‘Ali were summoned to perform the marriage and they refused to proceed without permission from the girl's father, confiscated the mahr letter and returned the girl to her father's house.
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Petition on behalf of Fatimah, 1926
Petition to Aqa-yi Mujtahid about the dispute between Karbala’iyah Fatimah Khanum (a widow) and Haji Mir Aqa Aghaj-chi from Tabriz about a co-owned property asking the addressee to summon Mir Aqa and have him resolve the issue by either buying her share with a fair price, selling his own share, or agreeing to divide the property
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Letter about beating of a woman, 1931
Letter to Ja‘far Khan regarding Karbalayi Lutf Allah's claim that his daughter (the wife of Mashhadi Hasan) was beaten by Hazratquli in her own house. The writer asks for a full investigation and for Hazratquli to be sent to the city for inquiry.
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Khanum Balqays' petition, 1931
Petition by Khanum Balqays against Mirza Ibrahim, known as Aqa Buzurg Taryaki [opium consumer], who has not paid the rent for a piece of land for four years. The petition asks the court to inform Mirza Ibrahim of the amount of money he owes to the petitioner.
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Petition to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Petition by ‘Abd Allah Qazzaq (cossack), resident of Sifidan village, to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding the cheating and bribery by Hasan Sultan over the grain. At the end, he requests a thirty-tuman loan from Nuzhat al-Dawlah.
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