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Petition of a woman to Amin al-Sultan
A petition, to Amin al-Sultan, written by a woman who was converted to Islam from Judaism by the Friday prayer-leader four years ago. She was forced to marry and now her husband has fled his creditors and left her with their young children wandering in Tehran. She has taken refuge in Amin al-Sultan's house in hope for some help in the cold weather.
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Petition concerning Muhtaram al-Saltanah's legal case against Jahanshah Khan Afshar
Muhtaram al-Saltanah's attorney's objections to Jahan Shah Khan Amir Afshar's power of attorney in the court of appeals. In this petition, Muhtaram al-Saltanah's attorney objects to the claims made by Jahan Shah Amir Afshar's attorney and mentions matters of dispute, such as Muhtaram al-Saltanah's place of residence in Tehran, the date of foreign military deployments, the price of wheat, etc.
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Petitions from wives of Na’ib Husayn Kashani
Petitions from wives of Na’ib Husayn Kashani: 1- a petition from Na’ib Husayn Kashani's wife to Shukuh al-Mulk in which she talks about the hardships she and the other wives of Na’ib Husayn and their children facing. She mentions that when Mushir al-Dawlah was Prime Minister, it was decided that a stipend (6 qirans) would go to two of Na’ib Husayn's incarcerated comrades in addition to a payment to his wives. After Mushir al-Dawlah's resignation, these women went to Sipahdar Aʻzam, but remained helpless and therefore demand a stipend to save them from hunger. Na’ib Husayn's wives clarify...
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Salar Nizam's petition, 1911
Fathʻali Salar Nizam writes to the Majlis to lodge a complaint against Sayyid Qasim, who took the bride of Salar Nizam's nephew and her dowry to his home. The bride is the daughter of Salar Nizam's wife from her ex-husband. The young couple have been married for six months, but are being kept away from each other. Sayyid Qasim's wife is the bride's maternal aunt, and according to Salar Nizam, Sayyid Qasim has deceived the bride in order to claim her share of the inheritance that was transferred to her brother when she was still underage. Salar Nizam says that the girl was not underage and...
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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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Petition against Mirza Riza's wife, 1895
Muhammad Husayn (the canvas seller) and Muhammad Taqi Dih Khvariqani state in a telegram written by Amin Humayun to the Premier (Amin al-Sultan) that Mirza Riza's wife has presented a 47-year-old document in the name of Allah Virdi Khan as a 5-year-old document and by doing this she aims to reject Muhammad Husayn and Muhammad Taqi's ownership of the property. This property, as they indicate, belongs to these two persons and is the source of their income. They request that the premier help them not to lose the property.
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Lutf Allah's complaint against his wife, 1903 or 1904
Lutf Allah complains that his second wife left the house twenty days ago.
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Anji Baygum's petition, 1911
Anji Baygum complains to Majlis about the new governor of Garus, ʻAliriza Khan, who has beaten her son-in-law (who is a descendant of the Prophet) and injured her as well. Anji Baygum sends her scarf and part of her hair that was pulled out by the governor of Garus to the Majlis as evidence and to object to his selection as governor.
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Petition of Basir al-Sultan's wife, 1911 or 1912
Basir al-Sultan's wife has complained about the encroachment of the governor of Garus (ʻAliriza Khan) on her and her husband's rights. The Majlis writes to the Premier about this case. Since Basir al-Sultan's wife has not received a response, she is publiciizing her telegram to the Majlis in the newspaper Iran-i Naw.
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Umm Layli's petition, 1911
Umm Layli complains to the Majlis that her only son was arrested and beaten by the new governor of Garus, ʻAliriza Khan, because her son worked with the previous governor [before the Constitutional Revolution]. Her son has now lost his senses due to the beating.
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