Search
-
1Images
Petition by Mir Kazim the grocer
Mir Kazim the grocer writes to Hujjat al-Islam to tell him that he had to sell his sugar cube shop to provide for his family, that he has lost all his capital, and while he has opened a grocery shop, he is still unable to afford the cost of living, despite having sold his household furnishings, and even his wife's clothing, three years ago. He has been so desperate that has even pondered killing himself and his family. He requests assistance.
-
10Images
Mahd ‘Ulya's documents
Mahd ‘Ulya's documents, including Nasir al-Din Shah's order for Mahd ‘Ulya's stipend and in regards to the properties in Kashan, lists of Mahd ‘Ulya's expenses, and a petition by Muhammad Zaki, son of Kalantar, complaining about the cutting off of his stipend and the way he and his family members have been laid off from governmental positions.
-
3Images
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.
-
57Images
Letters from Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam to Munshi Bashi
Letters include the following: Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam writes to Mirza Hasan Khan Munshi Bashi about a trip to Tunikabun; about the division of a shipment of lettuce among family members; about the government's seizure of the properties of Qamar Khanum, daughter of Sa‘d al-Saltanah; Mirza Hasan instructs Munshi Bashi to give 700 tumans to Rafʻat al-Saltanah Mulkara, wife of his deceased father, Mirza Masʻud Shaykh al-Islam, to settle a family inheritance dispute; about the state of affairs since the constitutional revolution, and the efforts of his wife, Rukhsarah Khanum, to get him to...
-
2Images
Muzaffar Ardalan-pur's claim regarding usurpation of his property, 1928
Includes a petition by Muzaffar Ardalan-pur, son of Sharaf al-Mulk from Kurdistan (son of Sharaf al-Mulk the Governor of Kurdistan), to the Majlis and his complaint against ‘Abbas Khan Sardar Rashid and his wife, who have seized the property of the writer and his two younger brothers. The writer has retrieved his land in Ravansar but other properties remain in the possession of Sardar Rashid and his wife. Muzaffar Ardalan-pur also complains against Muhammad Rashid Bayg, son of Ja‘far Sultan Urami, who refuses to return the village of Pavah that was rented to him. There is also a letter from...
-
3Images
Regarding wife's escape, 1928
Includes a petition by ‘Abd Allah Surkh from Kurdistan to the Majlis regarding Nayib Hasan Khan who has taken Shirin, the writer's wife, to his house along with four hundred tumans and some household furnishings. ‘Abd Allah's complaints have been in vain and he does not trust the local Sunni judge, claiming that he once married off a woman to a dervish in exchange for three hundred tumans. There is also a letter from the Majlis to ‘Abd Allah Surkh instructing him to take his case to the Ministry of Justice.
-
4Images
Demanding sister's inheritance, 1927
Includes a petition by Muhammad Sadiq Farsh-furush (rug seller) to the Majlis regarding his sister's bestowal of her paternal inheritance to him. Although her husband, Muhammad Rahim Najjar (carpenter) had initially agreed to give his wife's belonging to Muhammad Sadiq, he later disputed Muhammad Sadiq's claim. Moreover, he was able to reverse a verdict which was in favor of Muhammad Sadiq by means of bribing. There is also a letter from the Majlis to Muhammad Sadiq which instructs him to follow his claim via the Ministry of Justice.
-
7Images
Property documents of Khanum Muhtaram Mahmud-zadah Sabit, 1925 to 1935
Including two letters, two statements, one settlement, and one letter written by Khanum Muhtaram's lawyer
-
32Images
Financial and legal documents
Financial and legal documents, including a number of sale agreements, settlements, the dowry list of Rubabah Khanum, and documents concerning the inheritance of Mirza Abu al-Qasim Yazdi.
Filter
- D Reset
Genres
- Dpetitions
Subjects
- Dhousehold furnishings
Collections
People
- ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum(1)
- ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni Muntazim al-Mulk(1)
- Vakil al-Saltanah(1)
- Taj Khanum(1)
- Sayyid Jamal al-Din Mujtahid(1)
- Sakinah Khanum Arfa‘ al-Saltanah(1)
- Sadiqah Khanum (Mirbaghdadabadi collection)(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum Nishat al-Saltanah(1)
- Rukhsarah Khanum(1)
- Rubabah Khanum (Mirbaghdadabadi Collection)(1)
- Rafʻat al-Saltanah Mulkara(1)
- Qamar Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Nazik Badan Khanum(1)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Muʼaddab al-Mamalik(1)
- Murvarid Yahud(1)
- Munshi Bashi(1)
- Mulla Husayn Munajjim Bashi(1)
- Muhammad Salih Tabatabaʼi(1)
- Mirza ‘Ali Khan Amin al-Dawlah(1)
- more
- ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum(1)
- ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni Muntazim al-Mulk(1)
- Vakil al-Saltanah(1)
- Taj Khanum(1)
- Sayyid Jamal al-Din Mujtahid(1)
- Sakinah Khanum Arfa‘ al-Saltanah(1)
- Sadiqah Khanum (Mirbaghdadabadi collection)(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum Nishat al-Saltanah(1)
- Rukhsarah Khanum(1)
- Rubabah Khanum (Mirbaghdadabadi Collection)(1)
- Rafʻat al-Saltanah Mulkara(1)
- Qamar Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Nazik Badan Khanum(1)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Muʼaddab al-Mamalik(1)
- Murvarid Yahud(1)
- Munshi Bashi(1)
- Mulla Husayn Munajjim Bashi(1)
- Muhammad Salih Tabatabaʼi(1)
- Mirza ‘Ali Khan Amin al-Dawlah(1)
- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(1)
- Mirza Tahir Munshi(1)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(1)
- Mirza Asad Allah Muharrir(1)
- Mir Sayyid ʻAli Khan Shaykh al-Islami(1)
- Maryam Yahud(1)
- Malik Zadah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Dawlah(1)
- Malik Mansur Mirza Shu‘a‘ al-Saltanah(1)
- Malik Jahan Khanum Mahd-i ‘Ulya(1)
- Malih Khanum Bihjat al-Saltanah(1)
- Khvajah Tumas(1)
- Khan Baba Khan(1)
- Kamran Mirza (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)
- Haji Sayyid ‘Ali Asghar(1)
- Haj Sayyid Mirza Tihrani(1)
- Haj Mirza Abu Turab Shaykh al-Islam(1)
- Asiyah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Aqa Ismaʻil Khan Amir Panjah(1)
- Amir Hasan Khan Shujaʻ al-Saltanah(1)