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Letter to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1866
Report on matters concerning the capital, including Mahd-i ‘Ulya’s trip to Niyavaran as riding helps her in regaining her strength, a telegram by Ajudan-i Makhsus (aid-de-camp) about the procurement of attendants for Nasir al-Din Shah when they stop over in Shahristanak and a few other places, and attaching a petition by people of Kurdistan as well as a list by Hisam al-Saltanah about half of Ma’in village
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar; praises ‘Amid Lashkar's handwriting and encourages him in his education; notes that, having the post of Lashkar-nivis [army accountant], a title, and a salary, ‘Amid Lashkar should make progress every day and says the writer's sister-in-law will take care of ‘Amid Lashkar and that he should obey her in return; expresses happiness about ‘Amid Lashkar's travels and congratulates him on the new horse; gives some advice on getting the shares of grain, wheat, and cotton and on collecting Malik Khan's debt to ‘Amid Lashkar; mentions sending the accounting booklet...
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Making tragacanth in Kurdistan
Group of women and girls, and a young man standng behind them; caption: "En Kurdistan, le nettoyage de la gomme adragante"
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Protest letter
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Regarding Husn Jahan Khanum's endowment, 1903
Complaint by Sayyid Husayn Bahr al-‘Ulum to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the usurpation of the village of Jamah Shuran in Kurdistan by Aqa Sayyid Javad, the custodian of Najaf since last year. Valiyah Husn Jahan Khanum had endowed this property to be used for mourning ceremonies of Hazrat-i Abi ‘Abdallah. The writer's father, Sayyid ‘Ali Bahr al-‘Ulum, was assigned as the custodian, a position which will be passed to the next generations through the eldest child.
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Regarding complaints by the Christians of Azarbayjan, 1910
Correspondence among the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, their office in Urumiyah, a representative of the Christian population in Azarbayjan, and the Ottoman Embassy, regarding the complaints by the Christians against the nomadic Kurds who plunder their villages and abduct Christian girls, as well as the complaint by the French and American embassies in support of the Christians.
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Regarding displacement of Targavir village people, 1907
A telegram from Imamquli in Urumiyah to Atabak A‘zam in Tehran regarding the pillage of Mavanah and Targavir villages by the Ottoman nomads, and the killing of eighteen men and sixty-six women and children. Around three thousand people, mostly Christians, from the neighboring villages, have fled to Urumiyah and are in need of food and clothing; the writer has been collecting aid from the elite and merchants of Urumiyah and is asking for the government's assistance, suggesting that any aid should be delivered via the Christian clergy who will distribute it among their people.
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Regarding the nationality of two thousand families in Kurdistan, 1910
Letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from their office in Kurdistan regarding the nationality of about two thousand families with Ottoman nationality, and restoring their Iranian nationality
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Report by Nasr Allah
Nasr Allah, the village chief of Mulla ʻAbbasi, writes about two Bakhtiyari horsemen who went to the house of a resident who had a daughter, and the temporary marriage between the girl and one of the horsemen. Two of Ahmadvand Mihr ʻAli Khani's horsemen were in the same house, and they brought a Kurdish man to sing and celebrate until morning. In the morning, the Kurdish man disappeared, and a few items were stolen from the Bakhtiari horsemen. Now, the Bakhtiyari horsemen are accusing the two other horsemen of stealing the items.
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Settlement regarding Taraziyah Khanum's inheritance, 1903
The Catholics of Kurdistan claim that Taraziyah Khanum, daughter of Khvajah Bavi Masihi (Christian), endowed all her belongings to the Catholic Church of Kurdistan before her passing. This is confirmed by Khalifah Yusuf, the head of Chaldean Catholics of Tehran, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, Taraziyah Khanum's husband claims that she transferred her belongings to him in the presence of witnesses. A settlement is made to resolve the dispute, according to which five thousand tumans from her inheritance is paid to the church and the rest of her belongings go to her husband....
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