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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...
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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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Petition of Ashraf al-Mamalik's daughter, 1922
Documents include the following: the daughter of Ashraf al-Mamalik (sister of Salar Ashraf and wife of Samin Khan Murad Gurani)'s petition to the Majlis about the seizure of her house and belongings; the confirmation of the petition's receipt and the order of the Ministry of Interior to the government of Kurdistan to take the petition into account, which was sent to the address of Kawkab Khanum (the wife of judge Ismaʻil); the daughter of Ashraf al-Mamalik's complaint to the Majlis that some people have trespassed her home because she married Samin Khan Murad Gurani. The Majlis asks the...
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Documents regarding Liqaʼ Khanum
Mirza Abu al-Hasan, a citizen of the Ottoman Empire, whose children are in Kurdistan, died in Mecca. After his death, his wife, Liqaʼ Khanum married Shaykh Ibrahim, as a result of which, she lost custody of her children. Haji Muhammad, who is the executor of Abu al-Hasan's will, complains against Liqaʼ Khanum because she does not acknowledge the change of custodianship and has taken possession of properties that were in the hands of other guardians.
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Nusrat Nizam's petition, 1923
Nusrat Nizam complains to the Majlis about Saʻid al-Sultan, the son of Asif Aʻzam Kurdistani, for seizing his property and making trouble for his family.
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Request of Bahadur al-Saltanah's wife, 1922 or 1923
Documents include the following: letter from the Ministry of Finance to the Majlis, stating that Bahadur al-Saltanah's salary was cut because of his theft from the customhouse of Saqqiz and requesting that the Prime Minister accept the request of Bahadur al-Saltanah's wife and add her name to the list of stipendiaries if he accepts the request; letter from Bahadur al-Saltanah's wife, in which she writes that due to her husband's salary being cut off, she and her two sons, who are five and nine years old, are having financial difficulties because payments of stipend that they were supposed...
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Petition of Mujarrab al-Dawlah's wife, 1921
The wife of Mujarrab al-Dawlah, the former agent in Kurdistan, complains to the Majlis against ʻAbbas Khan Sardar Rashid. After the Constitutional Revolution and its aftermath, the chaos created in Kurdistan by Salar al-Dawlah, ʻAbbas Khan Sardar Rashid has tyrannized Kurdistan and seized the property of Mujarrab al-Dawlah's wife. The Majlis has investigated the case.
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Shaykh Muhammad Hasan's petition, 1915
Petition by Shaykh Muhammad Hasan, the representative from Garus, to the Majlis regarding the plunders and crimes committed by Salar al-Dawlah and others during the Majlis closure. The writer describes how Mirza, son of Bahram Khalifah from Gulbagh, attacked the village of Chishmah Kazim and put his father's building on fire, where people, including women, had taken shelter, and raped the women. While Mirza was arrested and taken to a Kurdistan court by Sardar Muhay, he was not punished and continues his crimes.
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Regarding Fatimah Khanum's complaint, 1903-1904
Including 1- Fatimah Khanum’s petition regarding the killing of her husband, ‘Alikhan, who was an Iranian government official, and the theft of his belongings. Fatimah Khanum is at a loss to provide for her children and requests a pension; 2- The petition’s envelope with a note on the margin addressed to Atabak A‘zam; 3- A letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Dabir Hazrat, the government official in Sulaymaniyah, advising him to inform Fatimah Khanum that she or her attorney should visit Kirkuk and file a claim so that the Iranian government could inquire to the Ottoman government...
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Petition regarding a burglary, 1910
Petition by Karbalayi ‘Abd al-Muhammad from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Interior regarding the burglary of his house as they were preparing for his deceased wife’s ceremony. One hundred-fifty tumans and some household items were stolen, which were traced back to a nearby house. The suspect is one of the four residents of the house and is named ‘Aziz. He claims to be an Ottoman national, but the writer asserts that he is a peasant from Rashih-Dih village in Marivan, Kurdistan. He complains against Mujarrab al-Dawlah, the government official who has freed the suspect.
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