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Abduction of Christian girls by Kurds, 1910
Includes correspondence among the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its office in Urumiyah, the Ministry of Interior, the Iranian Embassy, and the Ottoman Embassy, regarding the abduction of three Christian girls by Kurds in the villages in the vicinity of Urumiyah. First, regarding Katrin, who was abducted by Qasim and his group, and was taken to Haydarlu village, includes the account of freeing the girl and her testimony on being taken by force; and the consequent revenge of the Kurds against the people of Haydarlu who helped in the girl's rescue and injuring Khalil Bayg and killing his...
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Claim of Sughra Khanum against Mahmud Mirza, 1923
Sughra Khanum makes a claim against Mahmud Mirza for her share of the inheritance from her husband Imamquli Mirza, and the lease of a ferry at Lake Rizaʼiyah. Addressing Mahmud Mirza, she writes on the letterhead of the Ministry of Justice: "based on what you wrote on the margin of the settlement of October 1923 (because based on the documents, the deceased Shahzadah had lent money to four people (Majd al-Saltanah, Rashid al-Saltanah, Sadiq al-Dialah Uskuyi, and ʻAli Aqa-yi Kurd), the share of Sughra Khanum from the inheritance (both her own eighth and her deceased daughter's share) is not...
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Documents about the punishment of the marriage cleric of Muhammad Bayg's wife
Documents include a report explaining that Gurgin Khan Shujaʻ Lashgar kidnapped Muhammad Bayg Dashti's wife when Muhammad Bayg was still alive and married her. After the arrival of Shaykh ʻAbd al-Qadir to Margavar village, he summons the cleric who officiated this marriage ceremony and orders that his hands be cut off; a report from Urumiyah about the punishment of this cleric and about the feud between Muhammad Bayg's brothers and Gurgin Khan's brothers; and a request to confirm the truth of the punishment, which asks that it be sent to Tehran in code in order to inform the embassy of...
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Letter from Abu al-Qasim Isfahani to ‘Ali Hariri, 1922
Regarding sending a check of six tumans via Kawsar Khanum
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan; he writes that his only delight is hearing about his two children and family and that he gets worried when he has no letters from them and the addressee; expresses his condolences for the death of Zari Khanum and ‘Alaviyah Khanum's daughter; accepts Muntasir Lashkar's request to send some bottles of wine and arak, provided that he accepts the costs; discusses sending bottles of pussy willow water and rose water; mentions Safiyah's request for money to buy clothes and sending one tuman for the children to buy shoes and summer goods; informs the addressee of...
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Letter from Shahzadah Ahmad Mirza, 1922
Shahzadah Ahmad Mirza complains to the addressee for not sending any letters and asks her/him to send a letter through the newly established postal service of Urumiyah, as his/her mother is extremely worried.
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Letter, 1914
The writer expresses happiness for the family's well-being and talks about missing Safiyah and Buyuk Khanum, requests ink, and mentions sending the money owed to Nanah Khanum, four photographs of himself, and the souvenir for the addressee
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan Khanum and Safar Quli Bayg, 1911
Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Muhammad Ismaʻil from Yusuf Abad, and Aqa Safar Quli Bayg, the son of Aqa Rustamʻali Bayg the resident of Lak village. The mahr is forty tumans, of which ten tumans has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Gullar Khanum and Jan‘ali, 1924
Marriage contract of Gullar Khanum, the daughter of Karim Sultan, and Jan‘ali, the son of Muhammad Aqa, both residents of Baldurluy village. The mahr is twenty tumans.
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Marriage contract of Mah Baygum and Darvish‘ali, 1910
Marriage contract of Mah Baygum, the daughter of Karbalayi Muhammad Quli, and Darvish‘ali, the son of Iskandar. The bride's brother, ʻAbd al-Ghani, is her legal representative. The mahr is twenty five tumans, of which seven tumans were received and the rest remains the groom’s debt.
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