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Terms of marriage between Makhluqah Khanum and Ghulamriza from Shiraz, 1912
Written by Ghulamriza from Shiraz: "first, I have to wait for Makhluqah Khanum to graduate from the American school; second, Makhluqah Khanum has a right to annul the marriage contract after her graduation; third, if Makhluqah Khanum consents, a second wedding ceremony has to take place; fourth, providing everything needed for the wedding and Makhluqah Khanum's house, her mahr, and share of inheritance; and fifth, if these conditions are not met, the marriage contract will be null." Also, Ghulamriza mentions that if he dies before the second ceremony, Makhluqah Khanum has no right to...
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Letter from ‘Ismat Khanum to Iran-i naw, 1910
‘Ismat, daughter of Haji Ghafur Nanva (baker), writes about helping people of Ardabil by using her own mahr
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Petition by ‘Aziz al-Dawlah, 1922 or 1923
Copy of a petition by ‘Aziz al-Dawlah, wife of the late Mulk Ara’, requesting her mahr and her daughter's property
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Regarding Aqa Bala and Mirza Baqir's dispute, 1920
Letter of Mukhbir al-Dawlah from the government of Sarab and Garmrud on Aqa Bala Khan's complaint against Mirza Baqir, son of Haj Iskandar from Miyanah, regarding the inheritance of underage children as well as the mahr and share of inheritance of Fatimah Khanum (Iskandar's wife) and the subsequent denial of his claim
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Letter from Khanum Kuchak to Iran-i naw, 1910
Khanum Kuchak, daughter of Shaykh Aqa from Astarabad offers her present (a pair of earrings) as well as fifty tumans from her mother's mahr as donations for ʻIraq [-i ʻajam (Arak)]
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Documents regarding Sughra Khanum's complaint, 1913
Documents regarding the complaint by Sughra Khanum, wife of Sayyid Abu al-Qasim, on behalf of her daughter, Zahra Khanum, known as Zarrin Taj, against Zarrin Taj's husband, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Kitab-furush (bookseller), son of Mirza Muhammad Husayn from Gulpayigan, regarding her daughter's dowry and other prerogatives. Includes a copy of the marriage contract, Zarrin Taj's power of attorney to her mother, an affidavit regarding Zarrin Taj's harrasment by her husband, Sughra Khanums's power of attorney to Shaykh Muhammad from Taliqan, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali's power of attorney to Shaykh...
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Claim to collect money and dowry, 1922
A claim from Shaykh ‘Ayn Allah with power of attorney from Bibi ‘Adilah Khanum (daughter of the late Murtaza Khan and wife of the late Mirza Abu al-Qasim Qavvam al-Hukama’), made against Haji Shaykh ‘Abd al-Husayn Hisam al-‘Ulama’, who has the power of attorney from Mirza Yusuf Khan Mustawfi (son of the late Mirza Mustafa), in order to collect Bibi ‘Adilah Khanum’s dowry, paternal inheritance, property transferred to her by her late husband, as well as two hundred tumans for her mahr from Mirza Yusuf Khan; along with the lawyer’s response to the claim