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 Isma‘il Haqi Bayg on the Sanjabi clan, ruining and setting fire to the village of Hajim Shir, killing six people including the village chief, three men and two women, and raiding the cattle. Sanjabi raiders later confronted Isma‘il Haqi Bayg’s army, killed him, retrieved the animals, and seized the Ottomans’ horses and weapons. The writer is asking for instructions on handling the matter.
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- Date 19 August 1915
- Collections Zanyar Nuri
- Repository Zanyar Nuri Collection
- Restrictions No Restrictions.
- Accessed 7 November 2022
- Last Edited 1 April 2023
- Record no. 13118F24
