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Sharaf al-Muluk's complaint, 1920
Sharaf al-Muluk, wife of the deceased ʻAli Akbar Khan Sharaf al-Mulk Kurdistani and an heir of Muzaffar al-Saltanah, complains against Iʻtizad Divan for seizing the properties of Khan-i Kurdistani [her husband], which belongs to her and her children.
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Complaint against Fath al-Dawlah, 1920
Two brothers, Karbalayi Muhammad ʻAli and ʻAli Akbar, complain to the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, against Fath al-Dawlah, who left his wife, the sister of these two brothers, and his child 15 months ago. In this period, his child died and these two brothers, who have their own families to feed, must now provide for their sister too; the office [of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] in Hamadan writes to this Ministry that Fath al-Dawlah, who works for the British and had been in Hamadan for business, had married, but left his wife after the business was completed. These brothers...
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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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Documents regarding Liqaʼ Khanum
Mirza Abu al-Hasan, a citizen of the Ottoman Empire, whose children are in Kurdistan, died in Mecca. After his death, his wife, Liqaʼ Khanum married Shaykh Ibrahim, as a result of which, she lost custody of her children. Haji Muhammad, who is the executor of Abu al-Hasan's will, complains against Liqaʼ Khanum because she does not acknowledge the change of custodianship and has taken possession of properties that were in the hands of other guardians.
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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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Dispute between ‘Abd Allah Mukri and Izaq Bayg's wife, 1899
Petition by ‘Abd Allah Mukri to Mushir al-Mulk in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding his request for the return of the property he had transferred to the British wife of Izaq Bayg. She initially agreed in exchange for receiving the money, but later declined and has since sold the property. Mushir al-Mulk writes to Mustashar al-Mulk requesting an investigation into the delinquency in regards to ‘Abd Allah Mukri's case and the consulate backing of Izaq Bayg's wife.
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Correspondence regarding the pension for ‘Abbas Khan's wife, 1903
Including 1- a petition by ‘Abbas Khan's wife, the former official in Sulaymaniyah, who worked for the Government of Iran but had Ottoman nationality, and neither government attended to his wife's rights. The Iranian Government has asked her to go to Kurdistan to receive a promissory note, but having ten children, she is not able to do so. She requests half of the payment in Sulaymaniyah. 2- A letter by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ‘Abbas Khan's wife states that according to the Shah's decree, ‘Abbas Khan is not eligible for any pensions and the hundred and twenty tumans he used to...
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Hakim Haq Nazar, 1899
Including 1- a petition by Rahil to Mushir al-Dawlah, regarding the murder of her husband, Haq Nazar, a Jewish doctor in Kurdistan. She claims the murderers were hired by Ishaq, another Jewish doctor; 2- a telegraph from Muhammad Yusuf from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, regarding the murder of Haq Nazar by Fattah, son of ‘Abd al-Rahman, Ma‘ruf, and another person -- all Ottoman nationals. The murderers are in jail but ‘Abd al-Rahman is conducting a sit-in at Hajar Khatun Imamzadah and the house of Shaykh Shukr Allah. The writer requests accountability from the...
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Correspondence regarding the inheritance of Muhammad Mirza, 1901-1904
1- Muhammad Mirza, son of Mirza Aqa Baba from Yerevan, transfers all his belongings to Ahmad Aqa from Kirmanshah for ten years, with the provision that if Muhammad Mirza dies during this time, as the executor of his will, Haji Ahmad Aqa pays fifty tumans to Ma‘shumah Khanum and ten tumans to Gulabatun (Muhammad Mirza's wives); 2- Regarding Muhammad Mirza's death during the Hajj and a description of his belongings, which are partly kept with his wife and in his shop, as well as some cash that he gave to Haji Ja‘far during his trip; 3- A letter from the Government of Kurdistan to the Ministry...