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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 by a woman, 1909
A woman of Ottoman nationality claims that she was beaten by Shaykh Muhammad Taqi from Iraq and his son, Haji Jalal, an Ottoman national; the Police Department asks the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an investigation
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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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Copy of a complaint about Gulabatun's theft, 1903
The head of the Ottoman customhouse complains about a theft by Gulabatun, a citizen of the Ottoman Empire and servant of Aqa Yahya. He claims that Gulabatun gave the stolen goods to a soldier named ʻAbd al-Hamid.
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Correspondence regarding Khadijah Khanum's claim over her husband's death, 1921 to 1923
Regarding the death of Muhammad Taqi Bayg, hostler of the French Embassy, who was killed in an accident by a car that belonged to Lynch Company. Documents include Khadijah Khanum's custody of her daughter Kubra, after her husband Muhammad Taqi Bayg's death; copies of their identification certificates; Khadijah Khanum's power of attorney to Mirza Ahmad Khan Shari‘at-zadah to file a claim for her husband's diya (financial compensation); correspondence among the British Consulate, Sardar Ashja‘ (the Governor of Isfahan), the Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding...
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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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Correspondence regarding the murder of Haydar Quli, 1919
Investigation of the murder of Haydar Quli with the order of Hisam al-Mulk's wife. Includes correspondence among the Governors of Savah and Zarand, Tehran, and Hamadan. According to a report by the gendarmerie, Hisam al-Mulk's wife stopped at Gharq Abad village on her way to Hamadan. During the night, Haydar Quli entered her house intending to commit robbery but one of the servants arrested him. In the morning, while he attempted to escape, he was shot in the back by the servant. However, the peasants of Gharq Abad claimed in a petition that there was a fight between Haydar Quli and one of...
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Iranian men's assault on a Russian woman, 1899
Iranian Consulate report about four Iranian peasants who assaulted a pregnant Russian woman. She was rescued and the Iranians were arrested. The Consulate has done all in its power to release them.
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Khayr al-Nisa’'s testimony regarding her father's properties
Testimony of Khayr al-Nisa’, daughter of Aqa Muhammad Rahim, regarding taking some of her father's property to Bashir's (Malik al-Tujjar's servant) house, his claim of owning those properties, and her emphasis on her father's ownership of the property. This testimony has been verified by five people.
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Miscellaneous writings, 1891-1985
Miscellaneous writings, including: a page with a list of books and some notes with "93" on the verso; a list of books by the Bab and Subh-i Azal; a list of photographic glass plates and the numbers of Babis and Baha’is killed between 1849-1973; a list of endowed books and prayers for different occasions; a holiday greeting; a fragment of a testimonial about Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi and her companions' travels to Cyprus and a receipt of a collection of items belonging to Subh-i Azal from 'Aliyah Khanum; a childbirth greeting and miscellaneous writings of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi on the verso;...
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