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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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Petition by Khavar Sultan Khanum's attorney, 1927
‘Abbas al-Husayni Kawdani, the attorney of Khavar Sultan Khanum (daughter of Mahdi Sulayman from Ruzvah), writes a petition to Aqa Mulla Ghulamhusayn regarding the property disputes between Khavar Sultan Khanum and the inheritors of Karbalayi Nigahdar Bayg (Aqa ‘Abbas Quli Bayg represents himself and the other inheritors). Khavar Khanum claims that her property, partly given to her by her late husband, Mahmud, and recorded in her marriage contract, and the rest inherited through her father, was entrusted to her husband without any formal settlement or compensation. Now, this property, after...
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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 of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...
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Marriage contract of the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, 1903
Marriage contract of the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali from Usku and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, son of Ustad Muhsin from Usku; her mahr is one-fourth of a house, one-fourth of a garden, a set of bedding worth three tumans, a gold ring and a bath bowl worth one tuman, a candlestick worth three thousand five hundred dinars, all belonging to groom's mother and father. On November 25, 1876, the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali settled with ‘Abd al-Khaliq over one-fourth of the mentioned garden in exchange with one-third of another piece of land. On the same date, Ustad Muhsin transferred a tray to the daughter of Mulla...