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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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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 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.