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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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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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Description of Iranian women by a Russian reporter, 1909
The writer criticizes an article written by a Russian female reporter published in a St. Petersburg newspaper, which describes Iranian women in what he calls an insulting way
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Correspondence related to the land dispute between Banu-yi ‘Uzma and Zill al-Sultan, 1908
Includes the complaint by Siraj al-Mulk, Zill al-Sultan's steward, against Banu-yi ‘Uzma [Zill al-Sultan's sister], who has claimed ownership of Sa‘d Abad village in Shimiran; Mushir al-Dawlah (the Minister of Justice)'s request from Banu-yi ‘Uzma for presenting proof of usurpation and ownership; the Prime Minister's order to send officers to seize the property from Banu-yi ‘Uzma's agents; the Russian Embassy's letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about ownership of the property by Mirza Abu al-Qasim Khan, the First Secretary of the Embassy; Mushir al-Dawlah's report to ‘Ala’ al-Dawlah...
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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.