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Petitions from wives of Na’ib Husayn Kashani
Petitions from wives of Na’ib Husayn Kashani: 1- a petition from Na’ib Husayn Kashani's wife to Shukuh al-Mulk in which she talks about the hardships she and the other wives of Na’ib Husayn and their children facing. She mentions that when Mushir al-Dawlah was Prime Minister, it was decided that a stipend (6 qirans) would go to two of Na’ib Husayn's incarcerated comrades in addition to a payment to his wives. After Mushir al-Dawlah's resignation, these women went to Sipahdar Aʻzam, but remained helpless and therefore demand a stipend to save them from hunger. Na’ib Husayn's wives clarify...
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Umm Layli's petition, 1911
Umm Layli complains to the Majlis that her only son was arrested and beaten by the new governor of Garus, ʻAliriza Khan, because her son worked with the previous governor [before the Constitutional Revolution]. Her son has now lost his senses due to the beating.
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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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Shaykh Muhammad Hasan's petition, 1915
Petition by Shaykh Muhammad Hasan, the representative from Garus, to the Majlis regarding the plunders and crimes committed by Salar al-Dawlah and others during the Majlis closure. The writer describes how Mirza, son of Bahram Khalifah from Gulbagh, attacked the village of Chishmah Kazim and put his father's building on fire, where people, including women, had taken shelter, and raped the women. While Mirza was arrested and taken to a Kurdistan court by Sardar Muhay, he was not punished and continues his crimes.
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Letters regarding Ashraf al-Mulk's murder
Two letters and a telegraph: a letter by I‘tizad al-Mulk responding to Fatimah Khanum's request and promising to pursue the matter of her son's (Ashraf al-Mulk's) murder upon his arrival to Sari, dated December 19, 1918; a telegraph from Tehran to Sari from Ministry of Interior, pursuant of a petition by Fatimah Khanum protesting lack of action to pursue Amir Nusrat and other murderers of Ashraf al-Mulk and asking for protection of his properties against their transgressions, dated February 4,1919; copy of a note from I‘tizad al-Saltanah to governor of Ashraf (Bihshahr) in regards to the...
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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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Documents Related to the Shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim
Texts about the shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim, including: a report which talks about the expenses of the shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim (including shrine, portico, veranda, etc) and other tombs (including that of the Crown Prince, Husayn Khan, Muhsin Mirza, daughter of Muʻizz al-Dawlah, Surur al-Saltanah, Majd al-Dawlah, ‘Abd Allah Mirza, and Sayyid ‘Abd Allah) in the period between 7th to 12th January 1876, an order for compensation written by Amin al-Sultan to Shatir Hashim, whose belongings were stolen, Amin al-Sultan's command that the custodian of the shrine arrest the two criminals...
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Hakim Haq Nazar, 1899
Including 1- a petition by Rahil to Mushir al-Dawlah, regarding the murder of her husband, Haq Nazar, a Jewish doctor in Kurdistan. She claims the murderers were hired by Ishaq, another Jewish doctor; 2- a telegraph from Muhammad Yusuf from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, regarding the murder of Haq Nazar by Fattah, son of ‘Abd al-Rahman, Ma‘ruf, and another person -- all Ottoman nationals. The murderers are in jail but ‘Abd al-Rahman is conducting a sit-in at Hajar Khatun Imamzadah and the house of Shaykh Shukr Allah. The writer requests accountability from the...
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