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Petition of a Jewish man, 1911
Petition of a Jewish man who writes to the Majlis that he was supposed to marry a Jewish girl and had given her father, Sulayman, 200 tumans. However, Sulayman and his family converted to Islam, as a result of which the marriage was cancelled. Sulayman has now declared that the wrtier must convert to Islam (which he is unwilling to do) before he will return the man's money.
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Conflict at Sitarah's house, 1922
A Jewish woman named Sitarah who kept wine in her house calls for help from her coreligionists when the agent of the office of Finance in Garus confiscates her wine. This causes a conflict between Nur Allah Ibrahim Zadah, the head of the Aliyans school in Garus, and Bahram, the agent of the office of Finance.
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ʻAziz al-Saltanah's petition to Nayib al-Saltanah
Petition from ʻAziz al-Saltanah, Nasir al-Din Shah's daughter, to Nayib al-Saltanah in which she mentions her having been born shortly after her father was killed, how she had lived all her life with her mother [Mahbub al-Saltanah] and that she had not inherited anything from her father. After the Constitutional Revolution, the Majlis had cut her pension to 1000 tumans. However, Mirza Fath Allah Khan, the provincial treasurer of Gilan, returned her payslip claiming that the money has been paid to Sardar Afkham. ʻAziz al-Saltanah writes about the hardship she has gone through and how she has...
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Petition to Majlis
The original petition to the Majlis. The back has the seal of Muhammad Nazim Vali (probably the son of Mirza Muhammad Vali Khan Nazim). The date of his stamp is Dhu al-Hijja 1325. The back,10.tif, indicates that various offices (including the Accounting Office of the Justice Minstry) and persons (including Amid al-Sultan, Nizam al-Mulk -- Minister of Justice) were appealed to and that various payments were made and dated. The last date is 28 Jumada 1327.
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Petition of Sakinah Khanum to Majlis
Sakinah Khanum, the aunt of Muhammad Ismaʻil Bayg, the cook of the English embassy, was his only legal heir. She had a dispute over his heritage with his wife. She agreed to pay 80 tumans to Sakinah, but Sakinah felt betrayed and asked the Majlis to prevent her from usurping Ismaʻil's belongings. The Majlis wrote that she had to go to the Ministry of Justice for her petition.
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Regarding the stipend paid to the wife of Muhammad Mahdi Mirza Nazim al-Mamalik
From the Ministry of Finance to the Majlis regarding the stipend paid to the wife of Muhammad Mahdi Mirza Nazim al-Mamalik, mentioning that the stipend allocated to her after the death of her husband is not enough.
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Regarding the petition of Muvaqqar al-Saltanah's daughters
Correspondence regarding the petition of Muvaqqar al-Saltanah's daughters about their father's stipend. They wrote that even if their father were guilty, it would not be fair to cut their stipend. The response from the Majlis and the Ministry of Finance indicated that their stipend was cut off and there was no way to reclaim it.
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Zahra Khanum's petition
Documents include the following: petition of Zahra Khanum, daughter of Karbalayi Asad Allah, the merchant, written by Iqbal al-Mamalik, the representative of Garus, to the Majlis. Zahra Khanum complains about the seizure of her properties by Amir Afshar and seeks their return; the Majlis writes to the Ministry of the Interior to deal with Zahra Khanum's complaint; the Ministry of the Interior writes to the Majlis claiming that her request is judiciary and that the Ministry of the Interior is not responsible for judicial matters, in light of which Zahra Khanum should address the Ministry of...
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Nusrat Nizam's petition, 1923
Nusrat Nizam complains to the Majlis about Saʻid al-Sultan, the son of Asif Aʻzam Kurdistani, for seizing his property and making trouble for his family.
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Regarding the petition of Mirza Riza Kashani's wife
Mirza Riza Kashani's wife wrote to the Majlis that her husband was falsely accused of forgery and put in jail and was poisoned and killed while in jail. She asked the Majlis to investigate his death and return the documents that indicate her children's rights over his heritage and property.
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