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Telegram from Shir Muhammad to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
About the looting of the herds of Shuja‘ Lashkar; the killing of a man and a woman and injuring a woman by Habib, son of ‘Ali Akbar Khan, and the horsemen of Kalhur; and asking the addressee for a reply
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Letter about looting of properties
The author writes about damages done to the properties of his peasants, the killing of ten servants and peasants, wounding of five to six women and children, and burning of four to five hundred animals by Quch Bayg and his men. He asks the addressee for help.
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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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Complaint by people of Saqqiz, 1915
Includes two petitions by the people of Saqqiz to the Majlis regarding the troubles caused by the new government, for instance housing the government riders in the peasants' houses and taking their household furnishings and never returning them, the evacuation of a residential place where about forty people, including women and children, lived, and sending agents to the peasant houses when the men are at work and the women are alone at home; along with a letter of inquiry from the Majlis to the Ministry of Interior regarding these claims.
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Banu-yi Ashraf's diary, 1924
Banu-yi Ashraf records her memories of the historical events that occurred in Ashraf (Bihshahr) in 1924, starting on May 6th. The events recorded include a conflict between Turkaman forces and those loyal to Riza Khan.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Haydar Quli, 1919
Investigation of the murder of Haydar Quli with the order of Hisam al-Mulk's wife. Includes correspondence among the Governors of Savah and Zarand, Tehran, and Hamadan. According to a report by the gendarmerie, Hisam al-Mulk's wife stopped at Gharq Abad village on her way to Hamadan. During the night, Haydar Quli entered her house intending to commit robbery but one of the servants arrested him. In the morning, while he attempted to escape, he was shot in the back by the servant. However, the peasants of Gharq Abad claimed in a petition that there was a fight between Haydar Quli and one of...
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Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab's interview
Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi in Isfahan on 24 June, 2015. Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab shares his memories of Saltanat Khanum and Bibi Jan.
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