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Mahr Settlement, 1930
Zahra Khanum, the daughter of Mashhadi Rasul, has settled all of her mahr to her uncle Zu al-Fiqar in exchange for some crystal candy (November 17, 1930); On the margin, Zu al-Fiqar returns the mahr to Zahra Khanum and she gives it to her husband (January 28, 1931).
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Transfer of the mahr of Mu‘tamad al-Kuttab's sister
The sister of Mu‘tamad al-Kuttab transfers her mahr to her brother. Since she is of Qajar descent, this settlement should stay confidential.
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Settlement of Khadijah Khanum and her daughter Khanum Sultan, 1910
Khadijah Khanum, the daughter of Haj Sayyid ‘Ali Aqa Khuyi, settles two-thirds of her belongings, including her mahr, money, objects, and land, to her daughter, Khanum Sultan, in exchange for some crystal candy from Iraq and two qirans. For ten years, Khadijah Khanum has the right to revoke this settlement; the lapsing of the revocation will take place by Khadijah Khanum's recitation of the Fatihat al-Kitab chapter (once) and the Tawhid chapter (thrice). Muhammad Ja‘far Amin al-Tijarah from Ardabil has confirmed this settlement.
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Settlements of Shams al-Taj and her mother Shafa Khanum, 1916 to 1918
1- Settlement between Shams Taj, the daughter of Amin al-Mamalik, and her mother, Shafa Khanum, regarding giving her mahr to her mother in exchange for a scarf worth four thousand dinars, dated November 1, 1915; on the margin, dated June 11, 1916, it is noted that this settlement is valid and the [female] plaintif's claim is not well-founded. 2- deposition by Shams al-Taj Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Musa Khan Amin al-Mamalik, stating that all of her dowry, which her mother, Shafa Khanum, had taken back, has been returned to her, but confirms that the dowry belongs to her mother and she is...
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Settlement of Shams Taj and Shafa Khanum, 1916
Settlement between Shams Taj, daughter of Amin Mamalik, and her mother, Shafa Khanum, over her mahr, in exchange for a scarf worth four thousand dinars
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Settlement and crop-sharing contract between Khanumi Khanum and Bala Bayg Yavar, 1820
These documents include: 1- a settlement, dated April 23, 1820, between Khanumi Khanum, the daughter of Muhammad Sultan, and her husband, Bala Bayg Yavar, the eldest son of ‘Ali Mardan Khan, in which she settles her mahr in exchange for a farmland known as ‘Ali Akbar farm, in Guni, as well as some shares of water usage from the qanat. 2- on April 25, 1820, Bala Bayg Yavar rents the crops and products of ‘Ali Akbar farm and water usage from its qanat from his wife, Khanumi Khanum for thirty years in exchange for an annual amount of twenty tumans.
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Settlement regarding divorce, 1933
Mir Muhsin Aqa from Ardabil has the power of attorney from his daughter, Halimah Khanum, to settle the following with her husband, Karbalayi Asad Allah, the son of the late Murad ‘Ali from Ardabil: half of her mahr, which includes seventy five tumans, four misqals of gold, and a Qur’an (valued at twelve thousand dinars) in exchange for Halimah Khanum's clothing and other belongings; he also settles the other half of the mahr as well as Halimah Khanum's rights according to Shari‘a in exchange for the divorce; she shall not have any claims regarding her mahr or remuneration.
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Settlement of Sultan Khanum with her brother, 1895
Settlement between Sultan Khanum, daughter of Mirza Musa Khan Amin al-Kuttab, and her brother, Mu‘tamad Al-Sultan Mirza Mustafa Khan Mu‘tamad al-Kuttab, over her mahr which was five hundred fifty tumans in exchange for a tirmah cashmere shawl
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Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum and Ghulam Riza Khan, 1905
Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum, the daughter of Muʻtamad al-Sultan Aqa Ghulam Riza Khan, and Aqa Ghulam Riza Khan, the son of Haji Aqa Muhammad Khan Amin al-Raʻaya. The mahr was twenty mans [unit of agricultural land] of a property and the use of water from a qanat, some pieces of land, as well as some rugs, copperware, bedding, and gold worth six hundred tumans in total. On verso, it is noted that Hajar Khanum transferred the money to Aqa Mirza ʻAli Aqa, the son of Haji Muhammad Riza to use as he sees fit on September 9, 1927.
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Will and settlement of Mirza Ibrahim with his wife and children, 1877
Mirza Ibrahim the merchant, the son of Haj Mir Husayn, transfers all of his belongings, including his house, garden, the shops in Sarab, and the bath, to his three sons, Karbalayi Mir Aqa, Aqa Mir Baqir, and Aqa Mir Abu al-Qasim in exchange for a pair of leather shoes worth five thousand dinars and one man [unit of weight] of wheat, provided that he benefits from the income of the above properties while he is alive and that after his death, his sons pay one hundred tumans to his two daughters (fifty tumans each), Saltanat Khanum and Sitarah Khanum, and spend one hundred tumans on [Mirza...