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Correspondence regarding Tupuli Khanum's request, 1929
Includes Tupuli Khanum's petition to the Majlis demanding her husband, Lutf Allah, be exempt from military service. Lutf Allah, son of Miruz, is the sole breadwinner for their family of three children. There is also a Majlis summary report regarding the petition, and a letter from the Majlis to the Ministry of War requesting their attention.
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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 request of four Kurdish women, 1929
Includes a petition by four women from Kurdistan, consisting of the mother, grandmother, and wife of Muhammad Karim, son of Muhammad Amin Sabzi-furush (grocery seller) to the Majlis, demanding Muhammad Karim's exemption from military service based on being the sole breadwinner as his father is ill and disabled. He also has a burn injury on his arm, which makes him incapable of performing his duties. There is also an envelope; a Majlis summary report regarding the petition; and a letter from the Majlis to the Ministry of War requesting their attention.
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Correspondence related to Shawkat Khanum's petition, 1930
Includes a petition by Shawkat Khanum, wife of Muhammad Khan Samadi, to the Majlis, explaining that after the branch of the Ministry of Justice in Kurdistan was closed down, her husband was unemployed for a while and then started working at the Qum branch of the Ministry. Shawkat Khanum and her children are in despair and demand Muhammad Khan's return to his previous job in Kurdistan; a Majlis summary that notes she also demands her husband's seven months delinquent wage; and a letter from the Majlis to the Ministry of Justice asking for their attention.
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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.
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Family correspondence of Saʻid al-Sultan
Family correspondence of Saʻid al-Sultan: letter with Nawruz greeting from [Haji Khan Sanandaji] and Qamar al-Hajiyah (Qamar Talʻat Khanum) to Saʻid al-Sultan and Bihjat Khanum; two letters from Safiyah Khanum, sister of Saʻid al-Sultan, and her husband (?) to Saʻid al-Sultan, requesting purchase of wheat from Kamyaran; letter from Aminah Nanah to Sadiqah Khanum and Saʻid al-Sultan, asking them to buy mortar, oranges, cookies and shoes for Nawruz; letter from Muhammad Jaʻfar Asif Vaziri to Saʻid al-Sultan, encouraging him to appoint Sayyid ʻAli Sayyid al-Shuhada, Mirza Muhammad Nuri, or...
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Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan
Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan, covering the following topics: expressing her happiness at Saʻid al-Sultan's recovery and receiving permission to enter Kurdistan at the end of Ramadan, appreciating Asif Aʻzam's sympathy; writes about Muzaffar al-Din Shah's visit along with Asif Aʻzam family; about how the army forces people to pay taxes on wheat and oat in their villages; asking about Saʻid al-Sultan's teeth, talking about her own illness (whooping cough) and mentions she has to look after Afaq as well, asking for a good doctor or sending good medicament [from Tehran]; about...
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Petition regarding a burglary, 1910
Petition by Karbalayi ‘Abd al-Muhammad from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Interior regarding the burglary of his house as they were preparing for his deceased wife’s ceremony. One hundred-fifty tumans and some household items were stolen, which were traced back to a nearby house. The suspect is one of the four residents of the house and is named ‘Aziz. He claims to be an Ottoman national, but the writer asserts that he is a peasant from Rashih-Dih village in Marivan, Kurdistan. He complains against Mujarrab al-Dawlah, the government official who has freed the suspect.
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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.
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