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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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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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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar

Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar; topics include: the addressees' letter to Mashhadi Muhammad Aqa; the uniform that was sent on 25th of Rajab; ‘Alinaqi Khan the colonel and his new title, brigadier; collecting what was owed to them and informing Sitvat al-Saltanah of it; Shahzadah Dara's twenty tumans, the arrest of Bayram‘ali Kadkhuda in the village of Varaqah by Asad Allah Khan Yavar; Zahra Sultan's arrival in Tabriz; overseeing Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies and learning of the Qur’an; requesting money to purchase clothing for Zahra Sultan, ‘Azimat Khanum, and others;...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar

Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar about professional and family matters, including: taking a leave from the army in Tabriz; the booklet for registering the wages, the death of Hazhir al-Mulk's wife, seeing Mirza Abu Turab Khan, the suggestion to give the position of pay master of the Nasir regiment to ‘Amid Lashkar, the writer's service in his trip to Chahar Uymaq and Salmas, family news, getting wheat from Vali Hasan village, ‘Ata Bayg's intention to sell his property, the letter from Abu Turab Khan's mother, and the promise to ‘Azimat Khanum and Mirza Abu Turab Khan.
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Miscellaneous letters, late-19th century through early-20th century

Letters include the following: a report on earnings from Farmanfarma's properties, a letter about a meeting with Farmanfarma, a letter concerning an order for bullets, a report on crop sales, a letter about Sayf Allah Mirza and financial matters, a letter about a meeting with Nizam al-‘Ulamaʼ, a telegraph sent by Bahaʼ al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a letter from the mother of Nasir al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a unidentified party's letter about death of a spouse, a letter from an unidentified party to Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan Mustawfi, a letter from an unidentified woman about...
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Petition by peasants of Aranjan

Petitioners urge the addressee to persuade Haji Musa Khan, the head of the Azarbayjan army, that the amount of alfalfa he has requested is impossible and ask him to either call off the order or give them more time, so they could deliver some from Qarachah Dagh after the snow melts.
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Petition regarding a seized property, 1913

Amal al-Saltanah [?] claims that her paternal inheritance, a residential building, has been wrongfully seized and is being used for housing members of the military with no rental fee or compensation for the damages; the writer also mentions sending letters to Mushir al-Saltanah in Tehran but to no avail.
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Petition to Majlis regarding wage cuts

Petition by twenty members of the arsenal in Kirmanshahan to the Majlis regarding the cut in their wages and the harm this has caused them as they are unable to provide for their families with few days left to the new year.

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Complaint against Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman camp, 1915

Complaint by people of Saqqiz, 1915

Correspondence regarding Tupuli Khanum's request, 1929

Correspondence regarding the request of four Kurdish women, 1929

Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar

Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar

Miscellaneous letters, late-19th century through early-20th century

Petition by peasants of Aranjan

Petition regarding a seized property, 1913

Petition to Majlis regarding wage cuts

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Complaint against Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman camp, 1915

Complaint by people of Saqqiz, 1915

Correspondence regarding Tupuli Khanum's request, 1929

Correspondence regarding the request of four Kurdish women, 1929

Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar

Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar

Miscellaneous letters, late-19th century through early-20th century

Petition by peasants of Aranjan

Petition regarding a seized property, 1913

Petition to Majlis regarding wage cuts

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