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Regarding Muqarrab al-Khaqan's assault of a Russian girl,1899
Report from Astrakhan regarding the disgraceful action of Mirza ‘Ali Muhammad Khan Muqarrab al-Khaqan against a Russian girl, her family's complaint, and his escape from Astrakhan; the writer is asking for compensation for expenses made in support of Muqarrab al-Khaqan
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Iranian men's assault on a Russian woman, 1899
Iranian Consulate report about four Iranian peasants who assaulted a pregnant Russian woman. She was rescued and the Iranians were arrested. The Consulate has done all in its power to release them.
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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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Correspondence regarding the murder of Hakim Haq Nazar, 1899
Including 1- a petition by Rahil to Mushir al-Dawlah, regarding the murder of her husband, Haq Nazar, a Jewish doctor in Kurdistan. She claims the murderers were hired by Ishaq, another Jewish doctor; 2- a telegraph from Muhammad Yusuf from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, regarding the murder of Haq Nazar by Fattah, son of ‘Abd al-Rahman, Ma‘ruf, and another person -- all Ottoman nationals. The murderers are in jail but ‘Abd al-Rahman is conducting a sit-in at Hajar Khatun Imamzadah and the house of Shaykh Shukr Allah. The writer requests accountability from the...