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Affidavit and confirmation letter regarding Nuzhat al-Dawlah's will, 1931
Inquiry from people who learned from Muhammad Husayn Khan Sardar ‘Ashayir [Nuzhat al-Dawlah's second husband] that Nuzhat al-Dawlah had included the villages of Sis and Malikzadah in her will and their testimony in two documents dated June 8, 1931 and June 18, 1931; a document, dated June 16, 1931, confirming Nuzhat al-Dawlah's will regarding the villages of Sis and Malikzadah.
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Dispute between Fath‘ali Khan and Amir Zakariya's peasants, 1855
Regarding the ownership of Amir Zakariya village; the peasants were unable to provide valid documents of ownership. The evidence instead suggested that Najafqulikhan Biglarbaygi from Tabriz had purchased the village from Akhund Mulla Asad Allah. The property then passed on to his inheritors.
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Letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
The writer explains why Nuzhat al-Dawlah did not receive the letter s/he had sent from Marand to Malikzadah and discusses the dispute between Mahdikhan, the steward for Qarajah, and the peasants of Kashk Saray over land demarcations, the putting up of signs, the Jamah Buzurgi village, and the grains from Kashk Saray.
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Letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding her properties
The writer suggests sowing the piece of land in the Sis village instead of building a house and discusses: sending flour, sowing barley, distributing wheat among the peasants, hiring a new gardener for the village of Yangajah, the stipends for the stewards and other workers, the issue about Hamzah, the petition by Turkman peasants and helping the poor, the delivery of the flour and the situation with Haji ‘Ali Ghulamluyi, the peasants' requests for wheat, and the request by the writer's brother, Najafquli.
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Letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding her properties
The writer discusses precipitation, sowing flowers, vegetables, crops, etc., Jabbar the gardener's request to purchase grapevines, the gardener's stipend, and Muhammad ‘Ali's request for bread and wheat.
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Payment instruction and affidavit, 1918 and 1929
Two sets of writing on a sheet of paper: Nuzhat al-Dawlah's request that Haji ‘Ali Aqa Kumpani pay seventy tumans to Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, dated May 1, 1918. The second is an inquiry regarding the late Nuzhat al-Dawlah's will written on April 13, 1924, which included the villages of Sis and Malikzadah and has passed the ownership of some properties to the writer and three other people. When the will was written, the writer resided in Najaf. S/he returned three years later (one year after Nuzhat al-Dawlah's death). Now, five years after the will, s/he is asking for testimony of those who...
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Petition to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Addressing various issues, including counting the population of Amir Zakariya village, people's dire need for financial help, and giving wheat and barley to the gardener, the steward, and other workers as a stipend.
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Questions and answers regarding the settlement between Nuzhat al-Dawlah and Lutf‘ali Khan Nasir al-Sultan, 1928
1- Question addressed to Hujjat al-Islam Sadiq, the son of Muhammad, concerning a settlement in which the late Lutf‘ali Khan Nasir al-Sultan settled his claims about the properties owned by the late Hajiyah Nuzhat al-Dawlah, and whether the settlement included the listed villages. Sadiq, the son of Muhammad, has responded on the margin; 2 and 3- two petitions including the list of Nuzhat al-Dawlah's rental properties. Mirza Muhammad Taqi Khan Nizam al-Dawlah has brought the rental contracts of these villages, whose ownership by Nuzhat al-Dawlah was confirmed by Haj Husaynquli Khan Nizam...
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Sale agreement of Mashhadi Isma‘il and Shahzadah Khanum, 1841
Mashhadi Isma‘il, the merchant from Tabriz, sells one-twelveth of Amand village, in the Rudqat district of Tabriz, to Shahzadah Khanum, daughter of Najafquli Khan Bayglarbaygi, for one hundred twenty-two tumans and five thousand dinars.
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Settlement and crop-sharing contract between Khanumi Khanum and Bala Bayg Yavar, 1820
These documents include: 1- a settlement, dated April 23, 1820, between Khanumi Khanum, the daughter of Muhammad Sultan, and her husband, Bala Bayg Yavar, the eldest son of ‘Ali Mardan Khan, in which she settles her mahr in exchange for a farmland known as ‘Ali Akbar farm, in Guni, as well as some shares of water usage from the qanat. 2- on April 25, 1820, Bala Bayg Yavar rents the crops and products of ‘Ali Akbar farm and water usage from its qanat from his wife, Khanumi Khanum for thirty years in exchange for an annual amount of twenty tumans.