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About the murdered Khvurshid Khanum
Documents include the following: the Majlis writes to the Ministry of the Interior about a letter from Khvurshid Khanum, the servant of ʻAziz Allah Khan Garusi and explains that the letter was sent deliberately with the purpose of referring the issue to the Ministry of Interior for more investigation; a letter to the Majlis with about Khvurshid Khanum's murder, which was written from Khvurshid Khanum's point of view; the Majlis asks the Ministry of the Interior to deal with the case; the Ministry of the Interior confirms to the Majlis that it has received the letter written from the point...
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Anji Baygum's petition, 1911
Anji Baygum complains to Majlis about the new governor of Garus, ʻAliriza Khan, who has beaten her son-in-law (who is a descendant of the Prophet) and injured her as well. Anji Baygum sends her scarf and part of her hair that was pulled out by the governor of Garus to the Majlis as evidence and to object to his selection as governor.
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Complaint against Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman camp, 1915
Includes a petition to the Majlis regarding the harassment by Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman army in Karand, ruining and pillaging villages, the arrest and execution of the people of the Kalhur, Sanjabi, and Guran clans, and the capture of fifty women from the families residing in the vicinity of the Karand caravansary and accusing them of theft. Also includes a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Ra’uf Bayg and Ottomans harassing people who live near the borders and the attack by Isma‘il Haqi Bayg on the Sanjabi clan, ruining and setting fire to the village of Hajim...
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Complaint by people of Saqqiz, 1915
Includes two petitions by the people of Saqqiz to the Majlis regarding the troubles caused by the new government, for instance housing the government riders in the peasants' houses and taking their household furnishings and never returning them, the evacuation of a residential place where about forty people, including women and children, lived, and sending agents to the peasant houses when the men are at work and the women are alone at home; along with a letter of inquiry from the Majlis to the Ministry of Interior regarding these claims.
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Complaint by ‘Ali Ashraf and Ya‘qub's wife, 1930
A petition by ‘Ali Ashraf and the wife of Ya‘qub from Shukuh Abad, on the actions of Karimi, the steward in Shukuh Abad, claiming that he has colluded with the village chief to plunder the authors' properties and expel them from the village; and a letter from the Majlis to ‘Ali Ashraf and Ya‘qub's wife notifying them of sending their petition to the corresponding court
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Conflict at Sitarah's house, 1922
A Jewish woman named Sitarah who kept wine in her house calls for help from her coreligionists when the agent of the office of Finance in Garus confiscates her wine. This causes a conflict between Nur Allah Ibrahim Zadah, the head of the Aliyans school in Garus, and Bahram, the agent of the office of Finance.
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Correspondence regarding Tupuli Khanum's request, 1929
Includes Tupuli Khanum's petition to the Majlis demanding her husband, Lutf Allah, be exempt from military service. Lutf Allah, son of Miruz, is the sole breadwinner for their family of three children. There is also a Majlis summary report regarding the petition, and a letter from the Majlis to the Ministry of War requesting their attention.
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Correspondence regarding the request of four Kurdish women, 1929
Includes a petition by four women from Kurdistan, consisting of the mother, grandmother, and wife of Muhammad Karim, son of Muhammad Amin Sabzi-furush (grocery seller) to the Majlis, demanding Muhammad Karim's exemption from military service based on being the sole breadwinner as his father is ill and disabled. He also has a burn injury on his arm, which makes him incapable of performing his duties. There is also an envelope; a Majlis summary report regarding the petition; and a letter from the Majlis to the Ministry of War requesting their attention.
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Correspondence related to Muzaffar al-Din Shah's heirs
Petition on the letterhead of the Majlis signed by some of Muzaffar al-Din Shah's inheritors: Aqdas al-Dawlah, Qamar al-Saltanah, ‘Izzat al-Dawlah, Fakhr al-Dawlah, Shukuh al-Dawlah, Aqdas al-Saltanah, Anvar al-Dawlah, A‘zam al-Dawlah, and Nur al-Saltanah. They complain about the confiscation of some property by the government. According to the signatories, these properties were partly the personal belongings of Muzaffar al-Din Shah that he had purchased when he was the Crown Prince in Azerbaijan and partly the properties he inherited from his mother, Shukuh al-Dawlah, and her maternal...
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Correspondence related to Shawkat Khanum's petition, 1930
Includes a petition by Shawkat Khanum, wife of Muhammad Khan Samadi, to the Majlis, explaining that after the branch of the Ministry of Justice in Kurdistan was closed down, her husband was unemployed for a while and then started working at the Qum branch of the Ministry. Shawkat Khanum and her children are in despair and demand Muhammad Khan's return to his previous job in Kurdistan; a Majlis summary that notes she also demands her husband's seven months delinquent wage; and a letter from the Majlis to the Ministry of Justice asking for their attention.
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