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Mirza Uvanis' complaint against Muʻazzam al-Dawlah
Documents include the following: a note indicating the debt of Karbalayi Haji, Muʻazzam al-Dawlah's companion, to Mirza Uvanis as 361 tumans, 2 qirans, and 15 shahies, in which he promises to return the money in 10 days; the office [of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] in Hamadan writes to the British consulate that Mirza Uvanis is not a citizen of the Ottoman Empire and his complaint is therefore not related to this office. They also mention that Uvanis' complaint has been submitted, with his consent, to the Ministry of Justice, which voted against him. Nevertheless, after being convicted,...
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Copy of letter from head of Customs House to Mu‘azid al-Mulk, 1913
The writer discusses Fatimah Khanum's complaint regarding the shares of her son, ‘Inayat Allah Khan, of a few farms, and mentions sending Fatimah Khanum's complaint to the addressee before, as well as affairs of the Ottoman citizens. But, the addressee has not been responsive, and the author asks him to resolve the issues.
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Arrest of ‘Aziz Aqa for carrying a gun, 1911
‘Aziz Aqa, a female entertainer, purchased a six-shooter carrier after the brothers of her divorced husband, Sayyid Hasan from Ganjah, had threatened to kill her. She was arrested for carrying the gun on her way to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Petition regarding a burglary, 1910
Petition by Karbalayi ‘Abd al-Muhammad from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Interior regarding the burglary of his house as they were preparing for his deceased wife’s ceremony. One hundred-fifty tumans and some household items were stolen, which were traced back to a nearby house. The suspect is one of the four residents of the house and is named ‘Aziz. He claims to be an Ottoman national, but the writer asserts that he is a peasant from Rashih-Dih village in Marivan, Kurdistan. He complains against Mujarrab al-Dawlah, the government official who has freed the suspect.
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Letter from head of Customs House to Farid al-Mulk, 1912
Talks about issues related to the farms belonging to the heirs of Haj ‘Abd al-Rahim Vakil al-Dawlah, and mentions a settlement which indicates that these properties formerly owned by the late Umm al-Khaqan are now owned by Sardar Mu‘tazad; the properties rented by the late Mu‘in al-Ra‘aya and later Haji Mu‘addil, the attorney of ‘Inayat Allah Khan, had taken the properties from the heirs of the late Mu‘in al-Ra‘aya. The author complains to the addressee for not addressing these issues and asks him for an investigation and to give these properties back to the heir of the late Vakil al-Dawlah.
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