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Petition of Halimah and her daughter, Jamilah, 1905
A petition by Halimah Khanum, the wife of ʻAli Khan Vali (the procurement officer in Kirkuk), and her daughter, Jamilah, in which they ask the government of Iran to help them after her husband was killed and their proprty ransacked. The other document is a copy of a reply from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs written by Nasr Allah Mushir al-Dawlah, in which he tells them that the Shah is unable to respond as he is away on a trip and will be notified once he is back. He also informs them that he will send them whatever he can by way of the procurement officer of Kurdistan.
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Petition of Sulayman Khan's daughter and grandchild to Muzaffar al-Din Shah
The daughter and grandchild of Sulayman Khan Sahib Ikhtiyar complain to Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar about the assault on and plunder of their properties in Hamadan by Shujaʻ al-Mamalik and ʻAbbas Khan.
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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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Fatimah Sultan's petition
Fatimah Sultan, the daughter of the deceased ʻAli Akbar, writes to the Majlis that in the chaotic aftermath of the Constitutional Revolution, a group of people have attacked her village and pillaged her belongings, including cattle. She requests an investigation.
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Petition from Zari, 1900
A telegram from Zari, the daughter of Haji Kasir Allah Khan Iravani and wife of Asad Allah Khan, a citizen of Russia, who complained to the Premier that since her arrival in Maku, her mahr, some money, and her dowry were confiscated by the heirs of Ishaq Pasha Khan and that ʻIzzat Allah Khan has attacked her house and intimidated her. She had complained to Nizam Al-Saltanah but that yielded no results. She has returned to Yerevan because her children were frightened.
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Taji Khanum's belongings
Documents include the following: Mirza Lutf Allah Asad Abadi was ordered by Bihjat al-Mulk and Hisam al-Mulk to help Taji Khanum to price and sell her properties. Taji Khanum paid his wage with a financial note sent to his village, but at the time of its cashing, she refused to pay. As a result of that refusal, Mirza Lutf Allah wrote a complaint to Farmanfarma; in the letter, he explains Taji Khanum's problems in selling her properties due to financial difficulties and problems with Khan Baba Khan; provoked by Fathʻali Khan, Taji Khanum's son stole some of his mother's cattle.
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Report of a woman's murder in Kangavar
Petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the injustice by Sari Aslan, the Governor of Kangavar, and Haji Muhammad Baqir's sons pillaging the peasants and killing a woman
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Complaint against Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman camp, 1915
Includes a petition to the Majlis regarding the harassment by Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman army in Karand, ruining and pillaging villages, the arrest and execution of the people of the Kalhur, Sanjabi, and Guran clans, and the capture of fifty women from the families residing in the vicinity of the Karand caravansary and accusing them of theft. Also includes a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Ra’uf Bayg and Ottomans harassing people who live near the borders and the attack by Ism‘ail Haqi Bayg on the Sanjabi clan, ruining and setting fire to the village of Hajim...
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Regarding complaints by the Christians of Azarbayjan, 1910
Correspondence among the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, their office in Urumiyah, a representative of the Christian population in Azarbayjan, and the Ottoman Embassy, regarding the complaints by the Christians against the nomadic Kurds who plunder their villages and abduct Christian girls, as well as the complaint by the French and American embassies in support of the Christians.
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Abduction of Christian girls by Kurds, 1910
Includes correspondence among the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its office in Urumiyah, the Ministry of Interior, the Iranian Embassy, and the Ottoman Embassy, regarding the abduction of three Christian girls by Kurds in the villages in the vicinity of Urumiyah. First, regarding Katrine, who was abducted by Qasim and his group, and was taken to which includes the account of freeing the girl and her testimony on being taken by force; and the consequent revenge of the Kurds against the people of Haydarlu who helped in the girl's rescue and injuring Khalil Bayg and killing his son, Sayf...