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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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Dividing the inheritance of Sa‘id al-Mulk's daughters, 1874
Sa‘id al-Mulk's landed properties are divided among his three daughters, who have inherited them. Husaynquli Khan and Mirza Salih Khan represent their wives (Sa‘id al-Mulk's daughters) and Shahzadah Khanum represents Nusrat al-Dawlah, who is the guardian of the underage Zinat Taj Khanum. The document lists the properties and shares of each party; part of the shared property remained undivided for everyone's benefit.
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Financial documents related to Hajiyah ʻAlaviyah Khanum
Documents include: the dispute between Hajiyah ʻAlaviyah and Mushir Nizam regarding the payment for straw and the writer's attempt to negotiate with Mushir Nizam in order to persuade him to accept Hajiyah ʻAlaviyah Khanum's terms; letter about the dispute between Hajiyah ʻAlaviyah and her tenants over lease payments for her properties; writer's complaints about ʻAlaviyah Khanum's negligence of the payment and his/her efforts in this regard, as well as the news of Mirza Nabi Khan's wedding; receipt of payment to Hajiyah ʻAlaviyah Khanum and Haji Karim Khan and stipends of soldiers; receipt...
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French lady enters Iran, 1907
Documents include the following: a copy of a telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Rafʻat al-Vizarah, the officer in Savujbulagh, about the entry of a French woman into Iran through the border at Savujbulagh, providing her security, and accompanying her to her destination; a report frim the office in Savujbulagh about the entry of Madame into Savujbulagh and her departure to Urumiyah, Tabriz, and Tehran; Muqarrab al-Saltanah writes, in reply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the French woman arrived on September 9, [1907] and departed for Urumiyah afterwards.
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Identifying Shahzadah Khanum's financial rights, 1906
Written on the envelope: "Determining Shahzadah Khanum's financial rights and what Muhammad Riza Khan, the brigadier of Urumiyah owes her, as testified by a group of Urumiyah's wealthy gentlemen."
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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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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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