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Invoice of peasants of March village
Tax inventory of the peasants from March village in 1931, to Saʻid al-Sultan (owner of the village). The amount is 20 shahi. The peasants make an agreement to pay taxes based on the amount of each one's harvest. Aminah Khanum is one of the peasants.
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Family property rental contracts
Family property rental contracts, including properties belonging to Jahan Ara (Hajiyah Khanum) Pizishkiyan; Qamar Khanum, daughter of Sʻad al-Saltanah; ʻAziz al-Muluk and ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum, daughters of Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam; and Sakinah Khanum, wife of Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam.
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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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Documents related to Hazrat-i ‘Ulya and Nasir al-Din Mirza, 1912 to 1916
Correspondence amongst Mihrab Khan, Nasir al-Din Mirza, the Ministry of Finance, the Treasury General, and the Office of the Prime Minister concerning complaints by Hazrat-i ‘Ulya (Ashraf Khanum Surur al-Saltanah) and her son, Nasir al-Din Mirza, over the taxation of their properties in Varamin and the water usage from Jajrud river
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Regarding Anis al-Dawlah's complaint, 1914 to 1915
Correspondence of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Interior, and the Treasury General regarding Anis al-Dawlah's complaint about usurpation of parts of her property in Hisar Zirak village in Shahriyar by the tenants of the Firdaws village. The investigation by Yahya Mushavir al-Ra‘aya of Shahriyar's Finance Department concludes that the claim was made once before by the previous owner, Shahzadah Amir A‘zam, and the government had voted against him at the time.
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Regarding Malakah Jahan's property tenant
Letter by Quch‘ali Muvaffaq al-Mulk, Malakah Jahan Khanum's steward, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recounting the actions of Riza Quli, a tenant of the Sa’in Qal‘ah and Nasir Abad properties, who has stolen some grains and refused to pay his rent, ousted Mirza ‘Ali Khan from the village, seizing his guns, horses, and household furnishings, harassed the village peasants, and captured and chained Haj Kalb‘ali and Haj Sabz‘ali, Malakah Jahan's stewards.
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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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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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Letters and documents concerning properties of Malik Kandi, Chilan, Sumi‘ah, and Mahmudabad
Collection of letters and financial and legal documents concerning properties of Malik Kandi, Chilan, Sumi‘ah, and Mahmudabad
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