Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Peasants to Anis al-Dawlah, 1894

Peasants to Anis al-Dawlah, 1894

A telegram from the peasants of Shaykh Garden in Savah (which was part of the crown lands of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim) to Anis al-Dawlah. They talk about their debt to the Court and state that after the garden was purchased by Zahir al-Saltanah, the peasants have been suffering from the injustice. The new owner has acquired 70 tumans more than their actual debt, which is beyond their financial means. In this letter, the peasants ask Anis al-Dawlah to act on their behalf before Nasir al-Din Shah. They request justice and for the extra money to be returned to them.

Item Details

  • Date 3 March 1894
  • Collections Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies
  • Repository Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies (ق0-0-9049-0)
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  • Accessed 9 September 2013
  • Last Edited 29 October 2013
  • Record no. 1261A9
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