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Letter from Muvassaq al-Dawlah to Nizam al-Saltanah, 1914
A letter, along with the envelope, from Muvassaq al-Saltanah, the Minister, to Nizam al-Saltanah, the Governor of Burujird and Luristan; it refers to Mihr ‘Alikhan and Sardar Khan's unlawful construction on a property owned by Hurmat al-Dawlah. The author mentions the continuing construction despite the order that was placed before the addressee's departure. He requests halting the construction and recommends using legal methods if there is a claim on ownership.
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Dispute between Muhammad Baqir and Abu al-Qasim
Since Haji Muhammad Baqir from Dihdasht had many wives to provide for, and because he had not received the money owed to him from Shiraz, he was about to travel to Isfahan and Tehran to claim some loans, and then to Mashhad for pilgrimage. But, he was stopped by his paternal cousin, Karbalayi Abu al-Qasim, who has made a claim against him. Muhammad Baqir requests that they stop preventing his journey and pilgrimage and that the matter be pursued with his attorney.
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Documents related to Sakinah Khanum's claim against Afrasiyab Khan, 1915 to 1916
Regarding a claim by Sakinah Khanum, wife of Shaykh Muhammad ‘Ali from Sabzivar, against Afrasiyab Khan (Alexander), son of Comte de Monte Fort, over two white horses. She presents an affidavit and a settlement in which her daughter, Kawkab Khanum, has transferred ownership of the two horses to her along with their accessories and a carriage. Haji Riza Gari-chi (coachman) from Shiraz, son of Rustam Khan, had transferred the mentioned items to his wife, Kawkab Khanum, for her mahr of one hundred fifty tumans. On the other hand, Afrasiyab Khan states that Haji Riza had sold him the two horses...
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Correspondence regarding the claims against Shams al-Muluk and her brother by Sardar Mujallal and ‘Abd al-Hamid Sultan, 1922 to 1923
Regarding the claims by Sardar Mujallal and ‘Abd al-Hamid Sultan against Shams al-Muluk Khanum (daughter of ‘Amir A‘zam and wife of Hisam al-Dawlah) and her brother, Yad Allah ‘Amir A‘zam, over inheritence, the issues with serving subpoenas due to Shams al-Muluk's moving and traveling; documents include correspondence between Justice Departments in Tehran, Kirman, Kirmanshah, Simnan, Shahrud, Damghan, and Arak [‘Iraq-i ‘Ajam]; part of ‘Abd al-Hamid Sultan's claim is against Fakhr al-Muluk (Mahdiquli Mirza's wife).
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Khvurshid Khanum's petitions, 1908
Petitions by Khvurshid Khanum, daughter of Aqa Riza, from Barfurush, to Mukhbir al-Saltanah, Minister of Justice, explaining how following her parents death, when she was three years old, her uncle, ‘Abbasquli Khan, seeking her inheritance of more than fifty thousand tumans worth of property, took her in. After ten years, he married her off to his grandson, son of I‘timad Divan, despite her discontent. I‘timad Divan never paid her her share of inheritance with the excuse that she was his son's wife. Khvurshid Khanum wants a divorce and is willing to waive her mahr, which is more than ten...