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Lutf Allah's complaint against his wife, 1903 or 1904
Lutf Allah complains that his second wife left the house twenty days ago.
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Jewish woman requests divorce from her Muslim convert husband, 1899
Petition by a Jewish woman whose husband, Mahdi, previously Jewish, has converted to Islam and married a Muslim woman. He does not agree to divorce his Jewish wife and demands she also convert to Islam, which she refuses to do.
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Dispute between ‘Abd Allah Mukri and Izaq Bayg's wife, 1899
Petition by ‘Abd Allah Mukri to Mushir al-Mulk in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding his request for the return of the property he had transferred to the British wife of Izaq Bayg. She initially agreed in exchange for receiving the money, but later declined and has since sold the property. Mushir al-Mulk writes to Mustashar al-Mulk requesting an investigation into the delinquency in regards to ‘Abd Allah Mukri's case and the consulate backing of Izaq Bayg's wife.
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Correspondence regarding the pension for ‘Abbas Khan's wife, 1903
Including 1- a petition by ‘Abbas Khan's wife, the former official in Sulaymaniyah, who worked for the Government of Iran but had Ottoman nationality, and neither government attended to his wife's rights. The Iranian Government has asked her to go to Kurdistan to receive a promissory note, but having ten children, she is not able to do so. She requests half of the payment in Sulaymaniyah. 2- A letter by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ‘Abbas Khan's wife states that according to the Shah's decree, ‘Abbas Khan is not eligible for any pensions and the hundred and twenty tumans he used to...
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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 inheritance of Muhammad Mirza, 1901-1904
1- Muhammad Mirza, son of Mirza Aqa Baba from Yerevan, transfers all his belongings to Ahmad Aqa from Kirmanshah for ten years, with the provision that if Muhammad Mirza dies during this time, as the executor of his will, Haji Ahmad Aqa pays fifty tumans to Ma‘shumah Khanum and ten tumans to Gulabatun (Muhammad Mirza's wives); 2- Regarding Muhammad Mirza's death during the Hajj and a description of his belongings, which are partly kept with his wife and in his shop, as well as some cash that he gave to Haji Ja‘far during his trip; 3- A letter from the Government of Kurdistan to the Ministry...