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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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Article about English suffragettes, 1911
Article by an English woman about a women's protest at Westminster and the arrest of women by the police; one of the representatives has questioned the Minister of Interior, Churchill, about police actions. Part of the article criticizes government actions and advocates for the participation of women in politics because of their tax contributions and their role in the economy, and emphasizes the need for law reforms.
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Banu-yi Ashraf's diary, 1924
Banu-yi Ashraf records her memories of the historical events that occurred in Ashraf (Bihshahr) in 1924, starting on May 6th. The events recorded include a conflict between Turkaman forces and those loyal to Riza Khan.
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Copies of letters by Mirza Abu al-Qasim Qa’im Maqam Farahani
These writings include: a note on how Mirza Abu al-Qasim Qa’im Maqam's writing to his wife, Shahzadah Khanum, are written in humor; receipt of two payments: two thousand and four hundred and twenty tumans and one thousand and three hundred and forty tumans; a note from the copyist; addressed to Shahzadah Khanum Kuch about the disapproval of the Shah and Shahzadah Mirza Tahmasb regarding the divorce of his wife; from Khurasan to Shahzadah Khanum Kuch in Tabriz, informing her on Amirzadah Khusraw Mirza's travel to Tabriz, asking her to write him about the state of the household, the yard, the...
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About child mortality, 1910
Regarding the importance of census and its use in social issues, rates of child mortality in Tehran, and the need to educate mothers in health and hygiene
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Property documents of Khanum Muhtaram Mahmud-zadah Sabit, 1925 to 1935
Including two letters, two statements, one settlement, and one letter written by Khanum Muhtaram's lawyer
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- Mirza Shukr Allah Sa‘id al-Sultan(2)
- ‘Aliyah Khanum (Bihjat Khanum)(1)
- ‘Abbas Mirza Nayib al-Saltanah(1)
- Sakinah Khanum Banu-yi Ashraf(1)
- Riza Shah Pahlavi(1)
- Qahraman Mirza Salur (ʻAyn al-Saltanah)(1)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Mas‘ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan(1)
- Kasra'il Khanum Iftikhar al-Dawlah (Banu-yi ‘Uzma)(1)
- Imam Quli Mirza (Amir Nuyan)(1)
- Fathʻali Shah Qajar(1)
- Abu al-Qasim Azad Maragha’i(1)