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Letter of Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali
Letter by Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali [probably Muntasir Lashkar] in two parts, announcing that all the legal and military titles and positions belonging to the deceased ‘Amid Lashkar have been granted to his son, Mirza Abu Turab Khan, and the writer has been granted the title and position of Sar Rishtah Dar [the pay master]. The second part of the letter is addressed to the writer's sister, expressing sorrow and condolensces about 'Amid Lashkar's death.
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Letter from Khan Baba Na’ib Ajudan
The author writes about a quarrel he had with Khanlar Khan over property in Asadabad. The fight continues, even after the death of Khanlar Khan, with his inheritors, including Hasan Khan and Taji Khanum. The writer refers to rulings which were in his favor, but were never executed.
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Giving Fath‘ali Khan's pension to his sister and uncles, 1891
Copy of the decree (probably by Nasir al-Din Shah) giving the pension of the late Mirza Fath‘ali Khan, son of Mirza Ishaq Khan, which was one hundred thirty tumans, to his sister and his maternal uncles, Mirza ‘Ali Ashraf Khan, Mirza Mas‘ud Khan, and Mirza Mahmud Khan. The authenticity of this document has been verified by Dabir al-Saltanah, Vakil al-Mulk, Qa’im Maqam, and Mustashar al-Saltanah.
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Telegram from Mirza Sayyid Husayn Mustawfi to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1895
Talks about his brother's death, Majd al-Mulk's greed for his brother's stipend, and asks the addressee to give his message to the Crown Prince and keep the stipend for his late brother's family
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Jewish woman's conversion to Islam, 1901
Includes three telegrams by Muhsin from Savujbulagh regarding a Jewish woman who fled and converted to Islam with the help of a Kurdish Muslim; her husband declared his conversion by shaving his head and beard in order to take his wife back; later, he denied the conversion and announced that he was coerced to convert. Some of the ‘ulama accused him of blasphemy and ordered his killing. Thus, people have gathered to witness the execution and are causing turmoil. The writer has arrested the man to protect him from execution and asks for guidance on how to settle the matter.
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Regarding Marziyah Khanum's salary, 1910
Petition by Marziyah Khanum, daughter of the late Mirza Ishaq, to the Majlis inquiring about her salary payment of sixty tumans that had been stopped. She received this salary from Qazvin in accordance with a decree by Nasir al-Din Shah. Marziyah Khanum describes the hardship this has brought to her life as she is responsible for three underage children after her husband's death; the Majlis sends a copy of Marziyah Khanum's petition to the Ministry of Finance and they notify the Qazvin Finance Office to resume the payment of her salary; correspondence regarding the salary of Marziyah Khanum...
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Shukuh Sadat Muqimi's interview - Part I
Interview with Shukuh Sadat Muqimi, conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, and Nargis Sufi Siyavush on April 18, 2017. Shukuh Khanum shares memories from her own life, her maternal and paternal families, and other family members.