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Ibrahim to Nasir al-Mulk
Letter from Ibrahim to Nasir al-Mulk, the governor of Kurdistan, in which he talks about the health of his children, Aqa Muhsin and Khanum Kuchulu, after their erysipelas disease and Aqa Mirza Hasan Hakim Bashi's mistake in using the right dosage of sodium bromide to treat them. He finds it surprising that Hakim Bashi would have made that mistake, since, even though he did not know French, he had a book containing an inventory of the old and new medicines. Ibrahim also tells Nasir al-Mulk about Haydar Mirza, known as Shahzadah Hakim, and, if he is still living in Kurdistan, that his...
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Letter to Mirza Muhammad Riza Muʻtamad
Letter from [Asad Allah Khan son of Aqa Khan] to Muhammad Riza Muʻtamad [of Kurdistan]. In this letter, Muhammad Riza Muʻtamad is reprimanded by Asad Allah Khan for failing to collect and give payments to Valiyah [the wife of the governor of Kurdistan] for two years.
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Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan
Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan, covering the following topics: expressing her happiness at Saʻid al-Sultan's recovery and receiving permission to enter Kurdistan at the end of Ramadan, appreciating Asif Aʻzam's sympathy; writes about Muzaffar al-Din Shah's visit along with Asif Aʻzam family; about how the army forces people to pay taxes on wheat and oat in their villages; asking about Saʻid al-Sultan's teeth, talking about her own illness (whooping cough) and mentions she has to look after Afaq as well, asking for a good doctor or sending good medicament [from Tehran]; about...
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Letters from [Mah Talʻat Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan]
Letters from Mah Talʻat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan covering the following topics: a request for purchase of honey and potatoes, sending him a pair of socks, and finances; a request for the purchase of fabric and gold, the overseer ʻAbd al-Karim, Salar Fatih's debt, the political turmoil [in Kurdistan]; how some people are inviting Sardar Rashid to oppose to the local government; a reply to his previous letter, giving him advice and writing about a marriage; Muluk Khanum's giving birth to a stillborn; the marriage of the daughter of Shahzadah and Iʻzaz al-Mulk--Saʻid al-Sultan's sisters and...
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Letters from [Sadiqah Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan]
Five letters from [Sadiqah Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan] covering the following topics: receiving two lambs and two carpets from him and delivering them to two other people, asking Saʻid al-Sultan to buy European dresses, sports equipment, and toys from Tehran, the price of Danan village, suggesting that he sends private letters through Mirza Musa; taking care of Anisah Khanum during her labor, as well as recommending that Saʻid al-Sultan be in Sanandaj; complaining about the lack of attention from Saʻid al-Mamalik; ʻAtaʼ [Allah] and Zuhrah send greetings.
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Letters to Saʻid al-Sultan
Letters to Saʻid al-Sultan: from Muhammad Sadiq, about the destruction wrought by the gendarmerie; from Aflatun Adibi Kurdistani, apologizing for the delay in correspondence and asking for money from the Gumah valley transaction; from [Muhammad?], son of Haji Qavam, sending Nawruz greetings and a bonus, conveying his appreciation of Saʻid al-Sultan's visiting his family, and sending greetings from himself and his wife, ʻAliyah Khanum, to [Bihjat Khanum]; from [Muhammad?], son of Haji Qavam, complaining about Saʻid al-Sultan's delay in replying to two of Muhammad's previous letters in the...
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Muhammad to Saʻid al-Mamalik
A letter from Muhammad [son of Haji Qavam] to Saʻid al-Mamalik (from whom he has power of attorney) requesting payment of his commission on a property sale, arranged with Mah Talʻat Khanum's consent.
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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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Permission for entering the villages of Asif Aʻzam
Confirmation letter [from the governor of Kurdistan] giving Sarmast Bayg permission to enter the villages of Mirza ʻAli Naqi (the next Asif Aʻzam) in Saqqiz and a claim [from governor of Kurdistan] to the ownership of the villages.
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Petition [to Sadiqah Khanum]
Letter to [Sadiqah Khanum?], asking to work for her or Amir Arsalan Khan [Asifi] as a servant and sending 5 tumans.
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