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Letter of ultimatum

The writer explains how at first s/he had requested Nasir al-Mulk's help in solving this problem. After not getting an answer, in the absence of Ziya’ al-Mulk, the writer is giving an ultimatum to the recipient warning that s/he will go to the Premier's house, talk to Mahd ‘Ulya, hold a sit-in, or stop the Premier's carriage in order to get an answer. If none of these worked, s/he will personally go to the Shah's garden and bring her/his appeal to the Shah or the crown prince.
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Letter from Iftikhar al-Saltanah

Letter from Iftikhar al-Saltanah concerning Intizam al-Dawlah's behavior.
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Maʻsumah Khanum's call for justice

Maʻsumah Khanum, mother of Hamzah Khan and Mustafa Khan, writes to call for justice, reporting the ill-treatment of the landlord who confiscated their house and whose companion sexually assaulted her children. She also threatens to sit in Shujaʻ al-Dawlah's stable in protest.
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Fragment of a report related to Mirza Hashim Khan's sit-in at the British Embassy

A two-page fragment of a report, related to Mirza Hashim Khan's sit-in at the British Embassy, protesting the detention of his wife, Parvin Khanum, in her brother's house.
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Letter concerning a theft from Mirza Ahmad Mustawfi's house

Letter concerning a theft from Mirza Ahmad Mustawfi's house, finding of the stolen goods with wife of Muhammad Karim and her arrest, hence Muhammad Karim's sit-in at the mosque. The expression of satisfaction upon the arrest of the suspects on the top right margin of the letter might be from Muhammad Shah.
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Letter regarding the petition of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives and daughters

The writer is sending an envelope containing the petition of wives and daughters of the late Nasir al-Din Shah and explains the hardships they are going through and that if the current condition continues they will have to take their appeals to one of the foreign embassies. The author asks the king [Muzaffar al-Din Shah?] for immediate action and a response. The second document is a draft of the same letter in which some parts of it has been rewritten several times.
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Letter regarding a woman taking refuge

Regarding a woman who has run away and taken refuge at the house of the addressee in Isfahan; the writer asks for her return to the uncle. Referring to his previous letter, he expresses gratitude that the addressee has taken care of her and that she had been wise enough to go to him; it is as if she had taken refuge in her own house. The writer emphasizes that the matter should be dealt with according to the edicts of the shari‘a and sunna, especially on such a sensitive issue. If the man's family have a rightful claim, they should bring it forth; only if a settlement cannot be agreed upon,...
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Letters from Amin Aqdas

Three letters from Amin Aqdas [wife of Nasir al-Din Shah]: a letter addressed to ‘Aziz al-Mulk asking him to get Nasir al-Din Shah's signature for the decree for Mirza Hasan Khan the Colonel. The envelop is addressed to ‘Azud al-Mulk and has Amin Aqdas's seal; a letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk asking him to seal a decree for one of her relatives, which is accompanied by an envelope that bears Amin Aqdas's seal; a letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk, the chief justice, in which she asks for assistance in the case of Muzaffar al-Mulk and his sons, especially Mirza Muhammad Khan, who was an overseer for Zill...
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Letter to Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam

A letter written by one of Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam's children, in which the writer explains the reason for the delay in writing and informs Riza Quli Khan of the wellbeing of his sisters and Mirza Mahmud Khan [his brother]. He also reports on the incidents in Tehran: the businessmen of the bazaar next to the embassy's sit-in protesting to the rejection of the assembly's bylaws, the arrival of ‘Ayn al-Dawlah, and the confirmation of the bylaws and the return of the people.
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Letter of ultimatum

Letter from Iftikhar al-Saltanah

Maʻsumah Khanum's call for justice

Fragment of a report related to Mirza Hashim Khan's sit-in at the British Embassy

Letter concerning a theft from Mirza Ahmad Mustawfi's house

Letter regarding the petition of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives and daughters

Letter regarding a woman taking refuge

Letters from Amin Aqdas

Letter to Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam

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Letter of ultimatum

Letter from Iftikhar al-Saltanah

Maʻsumah Khanum's call for justice

Fragment of a report related to Mirza Hashim Khan's sit-in at the British Embassy

Letter concerning a theft from Mirza Ahmad Mustawfi's house

Letter regarding the petition of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives and daughters

Letter regarding a woman taking refuge

Letters from Amin Aqdas

Letter to Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam

Statement, 1911

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