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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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Petitions by Haj Mir Qurban and Nizam al-Mulk regarding the claim against Nuzhat al-Dawlah, 1915
1- Haj Mir Qurban's petition to the Azarbayjan Provincial Government and his complaint against Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding her taking over his share of the gypsum mine in Sifidan village; 2- Nizam al-Mulk's letter, on the letterhead of the Azarbayjan Provincial Government, to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding Haj Mir Qurban's complaint and requesting a response about the actions of Nuzhat al-Dawlah's people.
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Seizing Anvar al-Saltanah's inheritance
Salar Nusrat writes to the Majlis reporting that ʻAli Abad village, which Anvar al-Saltanah inherited, was seized by ʻAliriza Khan Mushir al-Tujjar. The Majlis writes to the Ministry of Interior to investigate the case and restore the right of Anvar al-Saltanah.
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Fatimah Sultan's petition
Fatimah Sultan, the daughter of the deceased ʻAli Akbar, writes to the Majlis that in the chaotic aftermath of the Constitutional Revolution, a group of people have attacked her village and pillaged her belongings, including cattle. She requests an investigation.
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Hamidah Khanum's petition
Documents related to Hamidah Khanum's complaint, including: the petition of Mansur Nizam and his wife, Hamidah Khanum, to the Majlis, complaining that an unknown Sayyid has claimed the ownership of their property; the Majlis asks the Ministry of Justice to follow the case of Mansur Nizam and Hamidah Khanum's petition and inform the Majlis of the outcome; the Ministry of Justice informs the Majlis that it has ordered its office in Kurdistan to settle the issue and that complainants should go to the office in Kurdistan; Hamidah Khanum complains to the Majlis about the claim of a Sayyid to...
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Telegram by Kalhur clan elders, 1920 or 1921
Telegram regarding the distress caused by Amir A‘zam's government on the Kalhur clan, including taking money from the peasants and torturing the village chiefs; the clan elders are holding a sit-in at the Kirmanshah court, and their wives and children have been roaming the desert.
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Regarding the affair of Khanum Taj and Sayyid Karim, 1925
In a letter to Hujjat al-Islam Mirza Sadiq Aqa, the writer describes how Sayyid Karim has faked the divorce of Khanum Taj, daughter of Riza Khan Shuja‘ Lashkar and wife of Mirza Habib Allah Muntakhib Daftar, and they have fled from Amirabad village to Tabriz. After Mirza Habib Allah's complaint, Sayyid Karim bribed two Mullas and forced Mirza Habib Allah to divorce his wife in exchange for two villages, owned by Khanum Taj. Subsequently, it becomes clear that the two villages had already been sold to someone else and that Khanum Taj was four months pregnant prior to the divorce. Mirza Habib...
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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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Petition regarding a burglary, 1910
Petition by Karbalayi ‘Abd al-Muhammad from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Interior regarding the burglary of his house as they were preparing for his deceased wife’s ceremony. One hundred-fifty tumans and some household items were stolen, which were traced back to a nearby house. The suspect is one of the four residents of the house and is named ‘Aziz. He claims to be an Ottoman national, but the writer asserts that he is a peasant from Rashih-Dih village in Marivan, Kurdistan. He complains against Mujarrab al-Dawlah, the government official who has freed the suspect.
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Regarding complaints by the Christians of Azarbayjan, 1910
Correspondence among the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, their office in Urumiyah, a representative of the Christian population in Azarbayjan, and the Ottoman Embassy, regarding the complaints by the Christians against the nomadic Kurds who plunder their villages and abduct Christian girls, as well as the complaint by the French and American embassies in support of the Christians.
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