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Balqays Khanum's petition to Majlis
Balqays Khanum's petition against someone who ignored her and her children's rights of inheritance and refused to give them their share of the wealth of her husband. She found the Majlis as the only support available to her.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Mullabashi Taliqani's daughter
Ibrahim Khan's wife wanted to go to the public bath, but her husband refused to let her. While they were disputing, a relative of the husband arrived and the two men killed the wife, disposing of her body that same night. After a few days, when the corpse was found, her father, Haj Mullabashi Taliqani identified her and found out that the couple had had a fight on the day of the murder. He asked Husayn Khan to investigate the case. The documents involve Husayn Khan's reports to the Majlis, correspondence among the Majlis, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, and...
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The Office of the Crown Prince to Nuzhat al-Dawlah, 1915
Regarding Nuzhat al-Dawlah's complaint against the Mujtahid and the consequent order for discharging his agents from the villages owned by Nuzhat al-Dawlah. The writer asks Nuzhat al-Dawlah to confirm the Mujtahid's claim that the agents have been removed so the next steps could be taken.
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Kulsum Khanum's petition against Karim Tabbakh
Documents include correspondence regarding Kulsum's petition against Karim Tabbakh. She writes that Karim Tabbakh has attacked her house and had it evacuated claiming that the woman's son had sold one third of the house to him. She complains that she has been waiting for the court's decision for too long. She asks for help and faster decision-making.
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Regarding the petition of Haji Mirza Sayyid ʻAli Muhammad Larijani's daughter
The documents include a petition from Haji Mirza Sayyid ʻAli Muhammad Larijani's daughter to the Majlis and some related correspondence. The petition is about the money that Haji Sayyid Ibrahim Larijani owed her and refused to pay. Though she compromised to get 1700 tumans instead of the original 4000 tumans debt, he still refused to pay.
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Documents related to Nizam al-Mulk's complaint against Nim Taj Khanum, 1921
Testimony by a number of people, including Mu’ayyad al-Mamalik, regarding Nimtaj Khanum's trespassing on Kulah Farangi property in Nizamiyah Garden, which belongs to the underage children of Nizam al-Mulk. She cut some trees and sold them, claiming it as her own children's property. Shaykh ‘Isa, with the power of attorney from Nizam al-Mulk, complained to the Court of Justice, and the Court's investigation into the matter confirmed his claim.
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Documents related to Nasir al-Mamalik's properties, 1914-1927
The documents include two settlements between Hasan Khan Ulfat (Ihtisham al-Sultan) and Nasir al-Mamalik about profits and losses derived from renting Nasir al-Mamalik's gardens, land, and crops. Another settlement, between Zaman al-Mulk and Nasir al-Mamalik, is about Zaman Bayg's property. On the margin, Khavar Khanum and her brother have acknowledged the correctness of the settlement. Some of the documents are payment receipts of Nasir al-Mamalik's taxes to the Tax Office in either money or crops such as wheat, barley, and straw. The last document is a report complaining about planting...