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Petition to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
The peasants of the village of Turkaman write to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding compliance with her order for their cooperation in helping the poor. They state that everyone has been involved except Musa Kalantar, Karbalayi Khalil, and Hamd Allah Kadkhuda [the village chief], who have enticed the steward, Mashhadi Muhammad Aqa, to send a faulty report to Nuzhat al-Dawlah. They explain that the purpose of their gathering has merely been to follow her orders to help the poor. They also mention that no one has received anything from Nuzhat al-Dawlah's nine thousand and five hundred-tuman donation,...
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Ishaq Kalimi to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The writer asks the addressee to investigate the murder of his father and his appointee, and talks about the unfairness of this incident especially because he could not find their bodies.
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Petition of Karbalayi Musayyab and Karbalayi Yusuf
Petition of Karbalayi Musayyab and Karbalayi Yusuf, addressed to a woman, regarding the master's order to collect aid from the peasants to give to the poor and the way the sheriff and village chief have been sabotaging the process
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Petition to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Petition by ‘Abd Allah Qazzaq (cossack), resident of Sifidan village, to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding the cheating and bribery by Hasan Sultan over the grain. At the end, he requests a thirty-tuman loan from Nuzhat al-Dawlah.
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author includes a report of their situation after their loot had been plundered, they failed to get any compensation, and were forced into exile. They ask 'Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma for help and advice.
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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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Muzaffar Ardalan-pur's claim regarding usurpation of his property, 1928
Includes a petition by Muzaffar Ardalan-pur, son of Sharaf al-Mulk from Kurdistan (son of Sharaf al-Mulk the Governor of Kurdistan), to the Majlis and his complaint against ‘Abbas Khan Sardar Rashid and his wife, who have seized the property of the writer and his two younger brothers. The writer has retrieved his land in Ravansar but other properties remain in the possession of Sardar Rashid and his wife. Muzaffar Ardalan-pur also complains against Muhammad Rashid Bayg, son of Ja‘far Sultan Urami, who refuses to return the village of Pavah that was rented to him. There is also a letter from...
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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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Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1890
Haji Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ (from Tabriz)'s petition discusses the pension of Mulla Yahya and ʻAbd Allah Bayg, the hardships the author went through during his pilgrimage to Mecca, and the delay in paying one-third of Mulla Yahya's belongings to his inheritors. This delay was caused by the heir of Haji Muhammad Baqir who is the Kadkhuda (village chief) of a village, which is owned by Surur al-Saltanah. His appointees sabotaged the payment despite the efforts of Mustashar al-Sultan. At the end, the author refers to the necessity of paying the one-third and asks the addressee to...
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