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Will of Muhammad Zaman, 1844

Haji Muhammad Zaman, son of Haji Muhammad Baqir from Usku, appoints Haji Mir Hashim, son of Mir Mustafa from Usku, as the executor of his will and has determined how his inheritance should be divided, including the properties that should be divided among his three sons, Qasim, Ahmad, and Muhammad Kazim. They will be responsible for paying their wives' mahr from their shares. The will also includes payment of his own wife (Narjis Khatun)'s mahr as well as twenty-two tumans; repaying a twenty tuman loan to Haji ‘Ali Akbar; endowment of listed properties and assigning his sons as the...
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Bestowal and sale documents, 1842

On one side is a bestowal document from Aqa Ibrahim, son of Haji Zaynal, to Aqa Husayn, son of ‘Askar; on the other side is a bestowal document of Aqa Husayn to Ishaq Khan ‘Arab
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Sale document, 1841

‘Ali Akbar Bayg, Karbalayi ‘Abbas, and their two sisters, Karbalayi Ruqiyah and Zaynab (or Zinat), sold their paternal inheritance to Karbalayi Muhammad, son of Abu al-Qasim, for forty tumans and a detriment fee of ten tumans. These properties, after some transactions became the possession of Husayn, son of ‘Askar, who in turn sold them to Ishaq Khan for twenty-five tumans and a detriment fee of five tumans.
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Marriage contract of Ziya’ al-Saltanah with Mirza Mas‘ud Ansari.

The marriage contract of Shah Baygum, Ziya’ al-Saltanah (daughter of Fath‘ali Shah and Maryam Khanum) with Mirza Mas‘ud Ansari. Mahr is 50,000 tuman Ashrafi Muhammadshahi.
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Five letters from Muhammad Shah to Taj al-Dawlah, 1838

Letters from Muhammad Shah to his mother, Taj al-Dawlah, include expressions of his love and his longing to see her, his satisfaction of Sayf al-Dawlah’s work, and describes using new ammunitions that have improved the army's performance
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Marriage contract of Maryam Banu and Rajabʻali, 1835

Marriage contract of Maryam Banu, the daughter of ʻAli Akbar, and Rajabʻali, the son of Muhammad Riza. The mahr of 16 tumans includes four tumans cash which remains the groom's debt, 10 sheep worth two tumans and 5000 [dinars], five mans of copperware worth two-and-a-half tumans, five mans woolen cloth for five thousand [dinars], some gold for three tumans, and some silver for two tumans. The groom's father gifted seven tumans to him and the rest remains the groom's debt, to be paid upon the wife's demand.
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Settlement of Khanum Bibi's properties, 1847

The document reads, in part: In 1845 or 1846, Aqa Mahdi, son of Sayyid Jaʻfar Razavi, died and left one son and two daughters behind. After a while, his two [daughters] also died. The properties of Aqa Sayyid Jaʻfar that had been given to his son, Aqa Mahdi, were transferred to his children and after that were transferred to their mother, Khanum Bibi, daughter of Aqa Asad Allah. When the ʻiddah period was over, Khanum Bibi married Sayyid Muhammad, brother of the deceased Aqa Mahdi. Then she settled whatever property she had to her current husband, Aqa Sayyid Muhammad, for fifteen tumans....
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Marriage contract of Zinat Baygum and Mirza Muhammad Javad, 1847

Marriage contract of Zinat Baygum, the daughter of Mirza Hasan, and Mirza Muhammad Javad, the son of Muhammad Taqi Shaykh al-Islam, with a mahr of 200 tumans, which includes a house and some properties plus 20 tumans cash for [buying] the essentials.
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Settlement of a garden, 1836

The document reads, in part: Aqa ʻAbd al-Majid (son of Haji Muhammad Ismaʻil) settled a garden to his wife, Bibi Kuchak, the daughter of Haji Ramazan (son of Haji Muhammad), for three tumans. It was agreed to settle the garden's produce [collected] from the time of this contract [up to 23 October 1837] for ten dinars. Moreover, if the seller returns the products [on 23 October 1837] to the buyer, the buyer can revoke the sale and take the money back. December 5th, 1836." On margin: "Again, Aqa ʻAbd al-Majid settled whatever ownership rights over his property he had to his wife. 1837 or 1838.
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Shahzadah Khanum's sale document with Sulayman Khan and ‘Abd Allah Khan, 1841

Sale document between ‘Abbas Quli Khan Sartip, on behalf of Shahzadah Khanum, and Haj Shaykh Kazim the merchant from Rasht, on behalf of Sulayman Khan and ‘Abd Allah Khan. The villages of Najaf Abad and Hachah-su of Sa’in Qal‘ah have been tax-farmed to ‘Abbas Quli Khan for thirty months plus the interest of the year 1841 for Hachahsu and half of this interest for Najafabad. The other half of the interest from Najaf Abad and the interest from these villages will be transferred to Sulayman Khan and ‘Abd Allah Khan from the year 1842 onward.

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Will of Muhammad Zaman, 1844

Bestowal and sale documents, 1842

Sale document, 1841

Marriage contract of Ziya’ al-Saltanah with Mirza Mas‘ud Ansari.

Five letters from Muhammad Shah to Taj al-Dawlah, 1838

Marriage contract of Maryam Banu and Rajabʻali, 1835

Settlement of Khanum Bibi's properties, 1847

Marriage contract of Zinat Baygum and Mirza Muhammad Javad, 1847

Settlement of a garden, 1836

Shahzadah Khanum's sale document with Sulayman Khan and ‘Abd Allah Khan, 1841

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Will of Muhammad Zaman, 1844

Bestowal and sale documents, 1842

Sale document, 1841

Marriage contract of Ziya’ al-Saltanah with Mirza Mas‘ud Ansari.

Five letters from Muhammad Shah to Taj al-Dawlah, 1838

Marriage contract of Maryam Banu and Rajabʻali, 1835

Settlement of Khanum Bibi's properties, 1847

Marriage contract of Zinat Baygum and Mirza Muhammad Javad, 1847

Settlement of a garden, 1836

Shahzadah Khanum's sale document with Sulayman Khan and ‘Abd Allah Khan, 1841

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