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Dispute between Shi‘as and Tatars over a marriage, 1899-1900
Report from the Iranian Consulate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from Astrakhan, about a dispute between the Shi‘as and Tatars over the marriage of Khalili's daughter. Tatars claim that since the girl's mother was not a permanent wife, according to Russian law, her child is a Russian national. But Shi‘as of Haji Tarkhan oppose her marriage to a Tatar man. After some disturbances, the consulate has decided to take the mother and daughter into police custody to protect their safety; along with a receipt of the document and acknowledgment of the consulate's effort
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, in which he talks about her pregnancy and taking care of herself when she is due, sending three female slaves for her, Husayn Khan’s marriage date, sending ghee and rice, not having a cook due to Husayn’s illness, approving Qamar al-Muluk’s decision to not kick out Khatun in fear of her curse, ordering Ni‘mat Allah to punish Muhammad the stableboy, the escape of Farrukh, a male slave, to the city to see his sister who works for Zayn al-‘Abidin’s wife, and asking to catch and return him, and a request for two hundred...
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