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Nizami’s Khusraw and Shirin, [17th-18th century]
One of the pictures depicts Shiruyah (Khusraw’s son by another marriage) killing his father in his sleep out of jealousy for his throne and Shirin's love. The other miniature depicts the episode in which Shirin’s horse falls to the ground during their visit to Bistun. Farhad picks the horse up and carries it on his back all the way back to Shirin’s palace, which is visible in the top left corner of the drawing.
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Report by Nasr Allah
Nasr Allah, the village chief of Mulla ʻAbbasi, writes about two Bakhtiyari horsemen who went to the house of a resident who had a daughter, and the temporary marriage between the girl and one of the horsemen. Two of Ahmadvand Mihr ʻAli Khani's horsemen were in the same house, and they brought a Kurdish man to sing and celebrate until morning. In the morning, the Kurdish man disappeared, and a few items were stolen from the Bakhtiari horsemen. Now, the Bakhtiyari horsemen are accusing the two other horsemen of stealing the items.
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Telegram from Shir Muhammad to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
About the looting of the herds of Shuja‘ Lashkar; the killing of a man and a woman and injuring a woman by Habib, son of ‘Ali Akbar Khan, and the horsemen of Kalhur; and asking the addressee for a reply
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Letter about looting of properties
The author writes about damages done to the properties of his peasants, the killing of ten servants and peasants, wounding of five to six women and children, and burning of four to five hundred animals by Quch Bayg and his men. He asks the addressee for help.
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Telegram from Asad Allah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Concerning the deeds of Salar al-Dawlah in Kirmanshah including appointing Pasha Khan as the Governor of Hamadan and Baqir Khan Kakavand as the governor of Kangavar, Khazal, and Asadabad. The author mentions that Salar al-Dawlah, accompanied by one thousand soldiers, went to Kangavar and Hamadan, and the residents of Kangavar ran to the Imamzadah out of fear. The author sent his household to Malayir.
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Mirza Qanbar, Haji Hasan, and Muhammad Khan to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The letter reports the looting of several villages by Zargham al-Sultan and his men, the murder of one person and wounding of several others, the vulnerability of the residences of the villages, and the authors' request for help and justice
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah), 1907
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his father, Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah and reports the death of Muzaffar al-Din Shah four days earlier (there were two days of morning ceremonies and the cornoation occurred on the day this letter was written), saying that his corpse is at Takiyah Dawlat and despite his own wish to be buried in Karbala’, clerics disagree. In other news, he describes how a German citizen and his wife were robbed and [sexually] assaulted in Kahrizak and that the members of the Shah's cavalry responsible for this have been arrested and are...
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Complaint against Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman camp, 1915
Includes a petition to the Majlis regarding the harassment by Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman army in Karand, ruining and pillaging villages, the arrest and execution of the people of the Kalhur, Sanjabi, and Guran clans, and the capture of fifty women from the families residing in the vicinity of the Karand caravansary and accusing them of theft. Also includes a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Ra’uf Bayg and Ottomans harassing people who live near the borders and the attack by Isma‘il Haqi Bayg on the Sanjabi clan, ruining and setting fire to the village of Hajim...
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News related to the arrest of a Bakhtiyari man, 1911
News related to a Bakhtiyari man, published in issues 53 to 56 of Iran-i naw: A Bakhtiyari man, called Amir, was arrested for kidnapping a woman. He was released after it became clear that the woman was his mut‘a wife. The Trade Association of bazaar representatives visited the Cabinet and discussed the issue of the Bakhtiyari man and another incident near a pistachio garden. Sardar As‘ad confirms the man’s innocence, and refutes the pistachio garden incident altogether.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Haydar Quli, 1919
Investigation of the murder of Haydar Quli with the order of Hisam al-Mulk's wife. Includes correspondence among the Governors of Savah and Zarand, Tehran, and Hamadan. According to a report by the gendarmerie, Hisam al-Mulk's wife stopped at Gharq Abad village on her way to Hamadan. During the night, Haydar Quli entered her house intending to commit robbery but one of the servants arrested him. In the morning, while he attempted to escape, he was shot in the back by the servant. However, the peasants of Gharq Abad claimed in a petition that there was a fight between Haydar Quli and one of...
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