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Settlement of Haji Nasr Allah Tajir and Shaykh Ghulam Riza with Mashhadi Mahdi, 1920
Settlement of Haji Nasr Allah Tajir [the merchant], on behalf of his permanent wife (daughter of the late Haji Ghulam Husayn Razzaz [the rice dealer]), and Shaykh Ghulam Riza, son of the late Muhammad Kazim Tajir Qannadi [baker of sweets], on behalf of his sister (wife of Haji Abu al-Qasim ‘Alaqah-band [the silk dealer]) and his other sister (wife of Mulla Zayn al-‘Abidin), with Mashhadi Mahdi, son of the late Mashhadi ‘Ali Zari‘ [the farmer], for four years, over the arable lands located on the outskirts of the Baghshah Gate of Shiraz, for fifty tumans and twenty mans [unit of weight] of...
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Letter, 1924
Regarding: delivery of the six-tuman promissory note to Sarkar ‘Illiyah; receiving the brigadier's payment to the addressee and using it to pay the debts to Karbalayi Hasan and Buyuk Khanum; inquiring about Muqtadir's action; delivery of thirty eight mans [unit of weight] of flour to the household from the village of Zaviyah; reading the addressee's letter about Sarkar ‘Illiyah to her and [her response] that she is careful with money and there is no need to remind her, that parents are friends of their children and do what is best for them; other political and work-related news; sending...
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Banu-yi Ashraf's diary, 1924
Banu-yi Ashraf records her memories of the historical events that occurred in Ashraf (Bihshahr) in 1924, starting on May 6th. The events recorded include a conflict between Turkaman forces and those loyal to Riza Khan.