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Letter from Atabak A‘zam to Muzaffar al-Mulk, 1900
Telegram from Atabak A‘zam to Muzaffar al-Mulk, the Governor of Savujbulagh, on finding a job for the son of Muntakhab al-Dawlah and helping the livelihoods of him and his wife
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Daughters of Vakil al-Sifarah's complaint, 1919-1920
Documents relating the follow-up to the daughters of Vakil al-Sifarat's complaint about not receiving their share of inheritance, including: Farah al-Saltanah's call for justice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She writes that after her father's death, his financial documents were kept in two boxes sealed at the embassies of Britain and the Ottoman Empire, but they are now in the posession of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and she wants the boxes opened. In another document, Sayf Allah Khan, the son of Amir Muqtadir Kirmanshahi, lodges a complaint against his wife, Farah al-Saltanah,...
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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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Jewish woman's conversion to Islam, 1901
Includes three telegrams by Muhsin from Savujbulagh regarding a Jewish woman who fled and converted to Islam with the help of a Kurdish Muslim; her husband declared his conversion by shaving his head and beard in order to take his wife back; later, he denied the conversion and announced that he was coerced to convert. Some of the ‘ulama accused him of blasphemy and ordered his killing. Thus, people have gathered to witness the execution and are causing turmoil. The writer has arrested the man to protect him from execution and asks for guidance on how to settle the matter.
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Riza Khan's wife's fraudulent document, 1909 to 1910
Correspondence between the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its centers in Savujbulagh and Tabriz regarding the murder of Riza Khan, father of Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Sharaf, and the fraudulent letter of transference produced by his wife. Riza Khan’s belongings, including household furnishings and jewelry, is now under the ownership of his wife and Sardar Mukri. An agent has been sent to Muhammad Husayn Khan Sardar Mukri by the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Savujbulagh, but the writer asks for a special agent from the Ministry.
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Dispute between ‘Abd Allah Mukri and Izaq Bayg's wife, 1899
Petition by ‘Abd Allah Mukri to Mushir al-Mulk in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding his request for the return of the property he had transferred to the British wife of Izaq Bayg. She initially agreed in exchange for receiving the money, but later declined and has since sold the property. Mushir al-Mulk writes to Mustashar al-Mulk requesting an investigation into the delinquency in regards to ‘Abd Allah Mukri's case and the consulate backing of Izaq Bayg's wife.
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Regarding the arrest of Shaykh ‘Abid Allah's sons, 1881
Includes a telegram by I‘timad al-Saltanah from Urumiyah to Amir Nizam, noting that a guard has been assigned to the residence of Shaykh ‘Abid Allah Nihri's wife in order to find their hiding sons, Qadir and Sadiq; and a response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commanding negotiation with the Ottomans in order to punish the Shakkak clan and arrest Shaykh Qadir and Sadiq Aqa as their hiding place in the Ottoman territories has been identified. The writer speculates that Hamzah Aqa should be in the territories along with his family and clan, and considering that there are around one...
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Dispute over a bathhouse, 1927
Correspondence regarding Anvari Tutunchi (tobacconist)'s complaint, including a petition to the Governor of Saqqiz and Banah and the Majlis, as well as correspondence between the Majlis and the Ministry of Interior; Anvari claims that his father had purchased a bathhouse from Mr. Amini a few years ago, but now Mr. Amini's sister (‘Abd Allah Khan's wife) claims ownership, and due to her connections is supported by the government of Saqqiz. The writer demands a review of the case in a court under the Ministry of Justice.
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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...