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Jewish woman requests divorce from her Muslim convert husband, 1899
Petition by a Jewish woman whose husband, Mahdi, previously Jewish, has converted to Islam and married a Muslim woman. He does not agree to divorce his Jewish wife and demands she also convert to Islam, which she refuses to do.
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Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the government of Kirmanshah, 1904
Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Ottoman Department regarding an issue related to Sakinah Khanum
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Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
The writer discusses the complaint of Mirza ʻIsmaʻil, son of the late Mushir al-Tujjar, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about his mother's ownership of a farm in ʻUmarmil, and holds documents proving his words. However, the other wife of the late Mushir al-Tujjar, Maʻsumah Khanum, and a few others, are claiming the farm should be divided among all the inheritors. The writer adds that he is not sure if Maʻsumah Khanum has any documents proving her claim and asks the addressee to investigate and resolve the case.
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Complaint by Sadiq Khan's wife, 1899
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks the Government of Kurdistan to summon Sadiq Khan from Kurdistan (who used to be Amir Nizam's agent in Tabriz) and demands he settle the status of his marriage. Six years ago, Sadiq Khan married a woman in Tehran and since then he has neither paid her alimony nor divorced her.
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Regarding the transfer of Ibrahim's belongings to his wife, 1899-1900
Correspondence regarding Sayyid Ibrahim's belongings, which were transferred to his Russian wife before his death, in compliance with the local laws; hence his belongings cannot be transferred to his brother who is an Iranian national
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Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Nasir al-Mulk, 1904
Regarding the complaint by the Ottoman Embassy against the Government of Kurdistan for not investigating the claims by Ottoman nationals, including the case of Shatir Sulayman, who has forcefully taken his daughter, the wife of an Ottoman national, to his own home.
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Mushir al-Dawlah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Mushir al-Dawlah writes about Sakinah Khanum, wife of Vakil al-Sifarah, and her two sons being banished from their house by the Friday prayer-leader to relocate his daughter, who is also the wife of Vakil al-Sifarah, and his two granddaughters there. The writer asks ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma to command the return of Sakinah Khanum and her two sons to the house.
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Letter about Sakinah Khanum's distress
A person from the local government of Kirmanshah wants to marry Sakinah Khanum, wife of the late ‘Abd al-Rahim. Despite the pressure, she did not accept the proposal. After a few days of threats, several women came to Sakinah Khanum's house and beat her up. She had no choice other than taking refuge in the house of Ahmad Bayg Shahbandar with her two children. The author asks for an investigation of this case.
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Letter about Sitarah Khanum's property, 1903
Regarding a petition of Mirza Isma'il, the son of Mushir al-Tujjar, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding his mother Sitarah Khanum's ownership of a farm; Ma‘sumah Khanum, the other wife of the late Mushir al-Tujjar, and some others, are trying to annul Sitarah Khanum's ownership of the farm and divide the property among all the heirs of the late Mushir al-Tujjar. Mirza Isma‘il presents some documents indicating the accuracy of his mother's ownership; the author does not know if Ma‘sumah Khanum has a document proving her claim or not, and requests an investigation.
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Dispute between Shi‘as and Tatars over a marriage, 1899-1900
Report from the Iranian Consulate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from Astrakhan, about a dispute between the Shi‘as and Tatars over the marriage of Khalili's daughter. Tatars claim that since the girl's mother was not a permanent wife, according to Russian law, her child is a Russian national. But Shi‘as of Haji Tarkhan oppose her marriage to a Tatar man. After some disturbances, the consulate has decided to take the mother and daughter into police custody to protect their safety; along with a receipt of the document and acknowledgment of the consulate's effort
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