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Nayyir al-Sadat's petition against Sadigh al-Tojjar
Nayyir al-Sadat bought one sixth of a garden from Sadiq al-Tujjar. She built a wall and bought water for the land. But Sadiq al-Tujjar sold the whole garden, including her share, and she had problems getting her share back.
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Regarding Fakhr al-Hajiyah's petition
Fakhr al-Hajiyah asks Majlis to help her get her money back from Banu-yi ʻUzma (4000 tumans) and Khalil Khan Vazir (1400 Tumans). They refused to return her money and then claimed that the money was lost. The Majlis forwarded her petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice. The responses indicate that Banu-yi ʻUzma changed her citizenship and Akbar, the brother of Khalil Khan who had to pay Fakhr al-Hajiyah on his behalf, was out of the country.
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash) writes to Surur al-Saltanah explaining why he did not have a chance to write earlier due to preoccupations at the Majlis and attending a party at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held for the foreign ambassadors and their wives. He describes the party for Surur, noting that there were one hundred and fifty guests, men and women, with music, etc. He talks about the constraints on him and Surur al-Saltanah and that he does not believe in restrictions for lovers, whether in Muharram or Safar, and that he has written to Salar about this and is hoping...
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Asad Allah Khan's wife taking refuge at the Russian embassy, 1909
Asad Allah Khan's newly converted and pregnant wife has sought refuge at the Russian embassy, and despite Asad Allah Khan's complaint, she was sent back to Russia.
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Regarding salaries of Qamar, Khadijah, Fatimah, and ‘Alam Taj Khanum, 1910
Documents include confirmation letters from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the salaries of Qamar Khanum, Khadijah Khanum, Fatimah Khanum, and ‘Alam Taj Khanum, daughters of Nabil al-Dawlah (from the Mirza Mahdi Khan Lashkar-nivis family); power of attorney from Qamar Khanum to her brother, Mirza ‘Ali Khan, and from Khadijah Khanum, Fatimah Khanum, and ‘Alam Taj Khanum to Mirza Isma‘il Khan to represent and receive their salaries; and their identity verification and salary forms
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Regarding Agha Baygum Ashraf al-Hajiyah's salary, 1910
Documents include a confirmation letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the salary of Agha Baygum Khanum Ashraf al-Hajiyah, daughter of Ustad Shir Ja‘far Mi‘mar (architect) from Kashan, and wife of Muhammad Hasan Khan Mu‘azzam al-Dawlah; her power of attorney to Mirza ‘Ali Akbar Khan to represent and receive her salary; and her identity verification and salary form, which includes a note on dividing Ustad Shir Ja‘far's salary among inheritors
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Regarding Sadiqah Khanum and ‘Azra Khanum's salaries, 1910
Documents include a confirmation letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the salaries of Sadiqah Khanum and ‘Azra Khanum, daughters of Muhammad Rahim Bayg, an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; power of attorney by Sadiqah Khanum and ‘Azra Khanum to Asad Allah Khan to represent and receive their salaries; and Sadiqah Khanum and ‘Azra Khanum's identity verification and salary forms
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Complaint about wife's abduction, 1911
Panus Ibn Sulayman Kaldani (Chaldean) from Tabriz claims that Monsieur Gausine, a Belgian national who manages the customs department in Azarbayjan, has abducted the writer's wife
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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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Kulliyat of Tajmah Khanum
Tajmah Khanum wrote this book, composed of three parts. The first part consists of nearly 120 verses. The first poem is a sonnet written by the poet when she was 16 and the last one was written to praise Riza Shah. The second part is more than 20 letters and notes, which are mostly administrative and legal. Other letters were addressed to women who where contemporaries of Tajmah Khanum. The third part of this book is a selection of poems by Persian poets from Rudaki to the Qajar period.
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- ‘Abd al-Husayn Taymurtash (Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk)(2)
- Sughra Sultan Khanum Surur al-Saltanah(2)
- ‘Iffat al-Muluk Taymurtash(1)
- Tajmah (Afaq al-Dawlah)(1)
- Taj al-Saltanah(1)
- Sattar Khan Qarahdaghi (Sardar-i Milli)(1)
- Rafʻat al-Muluk(1)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Muhammad Hasan Mu‘azzam al-Dawlah(1)
- Mir Sayyid Hasan Amin al-Shariʻah Sabzivari(1)
- Mihr Afruz Khanum Shams al-Saltanah(1)
- Kasra'il Khanum Iftikhar al-Dawlah (Banu-yi ‘Uzma)(1)
- Fath Allah Khan Arfaʻ al-Saltanah(1)
- Agha Baygum Ashraf al-Hajiyah(1)