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Abduction of women in Azarbayjan, 1881
A report regarding the turmoil in Azarbayjan, describing how Ibrahim Aqa Mukri and his two sons abducted women in Miyanduʼab, including the daughter of Haji Husayn‘ali who was married to her cousin. Ultimately the abductors were found and punished, and Haji Husayn‘ali's daughter was released. The report states that additionally, Qa’im Maqam rescued other women abducted by the Piran and Mangur clans.
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Fatimah Jadid al-Islam and her female companion's petitions
A petition from Fatimah Jadid al-Islam Bukani, a former [Christian] Armenian who had recently converted to Islam, in which she discusses the promise given to her and her female companion to receive compensation after her conversion. She also mentions that she was assured that she would be relocated from the Armenian village of Armani Bulaghi to Sayf al-Din Khan's village, so that she could be safe from people's bitter words after her conversion and that she was promised funds for her living expenses. She notes that none of these promises were fulfilled. The other document is the petition of...