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Khanum Sultan's will, 1904
Will of Khanum Sultan, daughter of ‘Aliquli Bayg, assigning her children, Sayyid Ghulamhusayn and Fatimah Baygum, as executors of her will.
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Executing Muhammad Mu‘in's will and the guardianship of his children
Includes two documents: 1- in the first one, dated October 25, 1874, the inheritance of Muhammad Mu‘in, the son of ‘Abd al-Husayn the merchant from Shiraz, has been divided among his inheritors: his wife [illegible], the daughter of Muhammad Khalil the merchant from Shiraz; his mother, Bibi Khanum Mah, the daughter of Muhammad Hasan the merchant from Shiraz; and his three underage children, Mirza Nasir, Badr Haya’ Khanum, and Bibi Khadijah Sultan Khanum. Mirza Abu al-Qasim, the son of Muhammad Khalil, and ‘Ali Akbar, the son of Muhammad Hasan the merchant, have been designated as the...
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Fatimah Baygum Khanum's will, 1904
Will of Fatimah Baygum Khanum, daughter of Khanum Sultan and Sayyid Taqi, assigning her husband, Sayyid Javad (the rice seller) and her brother, Sayyid Ghulamhusayn, as executors of her will.
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Will of Gawhar Khanum, 1905
The will of Gawhar Khanum, wife of the late Haj Habib. The will specifies that a trustworthy person is paid three hundred tumans to go on Hajj on her behalf, one hundred and forty tumans for someone to perform forty-one years' worth of prayers for her and to fast for forty-one months on her behalf, and sixty tumans for her funeral expenses. Gawhar Khanum advises that her son, Muʻtamad al-Sultan Muhammad Husayn Iqbal-i Divan, should supervise the affairs.
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Will of Sayyid Taqi
Four wills belonging to Sayyid Taqi the leather seller. In the second document, dated May 17,1893, he transferred his property to his wife, Sultan Khanum. In the third and fourth document, he has chosen Sayyid Muhammad Valadabadi as the executor of his will and guardian of his minor children.
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Will of Haji Mahdi Aqa, 1904
Haji Mahdi Aqa the merchant from Salmas, the son of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim the merchant, has assigned his nephew, Haji Mirza Aqa Muhammad Riza the merchant, as the executor of his will and Haji ‘Ali Aqa the merchant as the overseer. They are responsible for paying his debts and determining one-third of his belongings to be spent on the religious expenses of his will. The interest from the rest of his belongings goes to all the inheritors for ten years, after which the land will belong to his older sons and his daughters will be able to reside in the houses within the gardens. The younger sons...
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Haji Hamzah Aqa's will, 1891
Haji Hamzah Aqa, the merchant from Tabriz, has added the following articles to the will he had drawn up earlier: one, donating his Egyptian fur coat to the executor of his will; two, regarding his deceased wife: he had specified her mahr and her other rights in his will, but since her death, it was paid off in total, except for forty tumans for prayers on her behalf, for which he is still responsible. He has specified that after his death, they should pray for twenty-two years and three months on her behalf; third, regarding the fasts and prayers mentioned in the will: five years should be...
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‘Abd al-Karim's will, 1895
The will of ‘Abd al-Karim Sahib Dihdashti, the merchant from Shiraz and son of Muhammad Ibrahim Dihdashti the merchant. He has appointed the following four people as the executors of his will and as the guardians for his underage children: Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali (son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin Shirazi the merchant), his [‘Abd al-Karim's] wife (daughter of Mirza Muhammad Riza Dihdashti the merchant), Haj Sayyid Isma‘il Shabankarah the merchant (son of Sayyid ‘Ali Shabankarah and resident of Bushihr), and Haj Ghulam ‘Ali Bihbahani the merchant (son of Mashhadi Riza the merchant). ‘Abd al-Karim has...
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Zahra Khanum's will, 1920
Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, the daughter of the late Haji Allahyar Ganjah and the wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the merchant from Ganjah, makes a claim against her brother, Mulla Najaf, regarding her inheritance from her father and her mother, Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mustafa. Because all of Mulla Najaf's properties have been in a state of ruin due to the unrest in Caucasus and their value has depreciated since his death, Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, thinking of her brother's children, has settled her claims with them: Mashhadi Musayyab Aqa, Mashhadi Haji Bayg Aqa, and Muhammad Hasan...
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Wills of Iskandar Khan, 1904 to 1908
1- In his will, dated October 20, 1904, Haj Iskandar Khan Yavar has appointed Aqa Mir Asad Allah and Aqa Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Aqa Mirza Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar the executors of his and his wife's wills and Mulla Isma‘il Shaykh al-Islam as their overseer. According to a separate document, he has given a fifth of his belongings, including properties, household furnishings, clothing, and the mahr to his wife [Baygum Khanum]. Of what remains, after deducting his debts, a third should be spent on: thirty years of prayers and fasts on his behalf, the Hajj, his burial in Najaf, and charity. The...
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- Sayyid Ghulamhusayn Khatibi(3)
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- ‘Ali Quli Bayg (Khatibi Collection)(2)
- Sayyid Taqi (son of Mir Husayn)(2)
- Khanum Sultan Khanum (daughter of ‘Aliquli Bayg)(2)
- Javad Aqa Muhammad'uf(2)
- Zahra Khanum Muhammad'uf(1)
- Shikar Khanum (wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar Muhammad'uf)(1)
- Sayyid Javad (husband of Fatimah Khanum)(1)
- Ruqiyah Baygum (daughter of Sayyid Taqi)(1)
- Muhammad Muhsin Muhammad'uf(1)
- Mirza Shafi‘ (husband of Husni Baygum Khanum)(1)
- Mir Husayn (Khatibi Collection)(1)