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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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Nizami’s Khusraw and Shirin, [17th-18th century]
One of the pictures depicts Shiruyah (Khusraw’s son by another marriage) killing his father in his sleep out of jealousy for his throne and Shirin's love. The other miniature depicts the episode in which Shirin’s horse falls to the ground during their visit to Bistun. Farhad picks the horse up and carries it on his back all the way back to Shirin’s palace, which is visible in the top left corner of the drawing.
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Petition of Halimah and her daughter, Jamilah, 1905
A petition by Halimah Khanum, the wife of ʻAli Khan Vali (the procurement officer in Kirkuk), and her daughter, Jamilah, in which they ask the government of Iran to help them after her husband was killed and their proprty ransacked. The other document is a copy of a reply from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs written by Nasr Allah Mushir al-Dawlah, in which he tells them that the Shah is unable to respond as he is away on a trip and will be notified once he is back. He also informs them that he will send them whatever he can by way of the procurement officer of Kurdistan.
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Sexual assault of a fifteen-year-old girl, 1905
A document reporting the sexual assault of a fifteen-year-old girl from Langarud by Niku, a citizen of the Ottoman Empire, and the reply from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning his punishment.
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Raʻna Khanum's death
The writer complains about the death of Raʻna Khanum and mentions that Gulbaghi people have raped women.
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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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Letter about Major Imbrie's injury
Letter on the letterhead of the Prime Minister reporting the murder of the U.S Vice Consul in Iran, Major Imbrie. According to the report, after the news of a miracle at the Saqqa Khanah on Shaykh Hadi avenue arrived and people start gathering in front of the Saqqa Khanah, Major Imbrie, along with another American friend, went to the scene and started photographing the crowd. Some people who were offended by the fact that their women were being photographed attacked him. He was injured and was taken to the police hospital and, despite the attempts of European and Iranian doctors, died after...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), 1910
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him family news and that thieves have been looting people's houses, including those of Vusuq al-Dawlah and Hishmat al-Dawlah in addition to their own. She also talks about the people of Tehran's fear of the passing comet and how they talked about the end of the universe.
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Regarding Zahra Khanum and Hajar Khanum's salaries, 1910
Documents include letters of salary confirmation for the wife and daughter of Mirza Ghulamhusayn who was murdered: Zahra Khanum (daughter of Mirza ‘Ali from Mirza Musa's family) and Hajar Khanum (wife of Haji Mirza Mahmud); and their identity verification and salary forms
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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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