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Balqays Khanum's petition to Majlis
Balqays Khanum's petition against someone who ignored her and her children's rights of inheritance and refused to give them their share of the wealth of her husband. She found the Majlis as the only support available to her.
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Baygum Jan Khanum's petition to Majlis
Baygum Jan Khanum's petition about her house, which she wanted to sell. However, Mirza ʻAli, who usurped the house, refused to evacuate. Finally, the decision was made in favor of Baygum Jan Khanum.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Mullabashi Taliqani's daughter
Ibrahim Khan's wife wanted to go to the public bath, but her husband refused to let her. While they were disputing, a relative of the husband arrived and the two men killed the wife, disposing of her body that same night. After a few days, when the corpse was found, her father, Haj Mullabashi Taliqani identified her and found out that the couple had had a fight on the day of the murder. He asked Husayn Khan to investigate the case. The documents involve Husayn Khan's reports to the Majlis, correspondence among the Majlis, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, and...
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Fatimah's petition to Majlis
Fatimah's petition against Amjad al-Saltanah, who refused to return the money that he had borrowed from her but had not paid back for a year.
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Khanum Buzurg's petition to Majlis
Khanum Buzurg, the wife of Mirza Muhammad Vali Khan, wrote to the Majlis that her husband served in the court when he died. Someone paid for his funeral, but she could not afford to pay him back. She asked the Majlis to give her the money or let her know if they would not do so, so that she could sell her belongings and repay her debt.
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Kulsum Khanum's petition against Karim Tabbakh
Documents include correspondence regarding Kulsum's petition against Karim Tabbakh. She writes that Karim Tabbakh has attacked her house and had it evacuated claiming that the woman's son had sold one third of the house to him. She complains that she has been waiting for the court's decision for too long. She asks for help and faster decision-making.
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Madar Sultan's petition to Majlis
Madar Sultan's petition against Haji Hadi's son who took possession of her inheritance from her mother, claiming that it has become vaqf.
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Mahrukh Sultan's Petition to Majlis
A petition from Mahrukh Sultan from Kashan about the properties of her underaged granddaughter, Zahra, who was robbed during the Bakhtiari invasion. She mentions that after Amir ordered the Bakhtiaris to, they returned everything to their owners, but Zahra's belongings were lost.
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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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Petition from Khvurshid
Petition from Khvurshid, the wife of Mirza ʻAli Muhammad Kashani, about a piece of land that was the only source of income for her and her two underaged children after the death of her husband but was confiscated by the state.
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