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Report by Nasr Allah
Nasr Allah, the village chief of Mulla ʻAbbasi, writes about two Bakhtiyari horsemen who went to the house of a resident who had a daughter, and the temporary marriage between the girl and one of the horsemen. Two of Ahmadvand Mihr ʻAli Khani's horsemen were in the same house, and they brought a Kurdish man to sing and celebrate until morning. In the morning, the Kurdish man disappeared, and a few items were stolen from the Bakhtiari horsemen. Now, the Bakhtiyari horsemen are accusing the two other horsemen of stealing the items.
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Letter to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1866
Report on matters concerning the capital, including Mahd-i ‘Ulya’s trip to Niyavaran as riding helps her in regaining her strength, a telegram by Ajudan-i Makhsus (aid-de-camp) about the procurement of attendants for Nasir al-Din Shah when they stop over in Shahristanak and a few other places, and attaching a petition by people of Kurdistan as well as a list by Hisam al-Saltanah about half of Ma’in village
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Regarding displacement of Targavir village people, 1907
A telegram from Imamquli in Urumiyah to Atabak A‘zam in Tehran regarding the pillage of Mavanah and Targavir villages by the Ottoman nomads, and the killing of eighteen men and sixty-six women and children. Around three thousand people, mostly Christians, from the neighboring villages, have fled to Urumiyah and are in need of food and clothing; the writer has been collecting aid from the elite and merchants of Urumiyah and is asking for the government's assistance, suggesting that any aid should be delivered via the Christian clergy who will distribute it among their people.