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Aminah's power of attorney for taking back her share of inheritance, 1926
Aminah, the daughter of Asad Allah, has given power of attorney to get her share of her paternal inheritance, a portion of the value of the properties sold by her brothers, to Aman Allah Bayg
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Dividing the inheritance of Sa‘id al-Mulk's daughters, 1874
Sa‘id al-Mulk's landed properties are divided among his three daughters, who have inherited them. Husaynquli Khan and Mirza Salih Khan represent their wives (Sa‘id al-Mulk's daughters) and Shahzadah Khanum represents Nusrat al-Dawlah, who is the guardian of the underage Zinat Taj Khanum. The document lists the properties and shares of each party; part of the shared property remained undivided for everyone's benefit.
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Documents related to Alvandi and Turkampur villages, 1900 to 1905
Settlement of properties owned by the children of Haji Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan Qavam al-‘Idalah (Mirza Ghulam‘ali Khan Qavam al-‘Idalah, Aqa Mirza Hasan Khan, Akhtar Khanum wife of Aqa Mirza Yusuf Khan, Janjan Khanum wife of Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Shakur, Khadijah Sultan Khanum, and Fatimah Sultan Khanum). It names Haj Mirza Hasan Aqa Mujtahid as the guardian of the underage children (Khadijah Sultan Khanum, Fatimah Sultan Khanum, and Aqa Mirza Hasan Aqa), Qavam al-‘Idalah represents himself and his sister Janjan Khanum, and Akhtar Khanum representis herself (1900); Mirza Ghulam‘ali Khan...
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Group portrait
Pictured, from left, are: Sattar (the father of Sayyid Qasim, Faridah Khanum, and Tahirah Khanum), Faridah Khanum (Sayyid Qasim's sister), Mahbubah Khanum, Tahirah Khanum (Sayyid Qasim's sister), unidentified, and Sayyid Qasim (Ma‘sumah Khanum's uncle). The inscription on verso says that this photograph was taken on 8/28/1958 at a cafe on the way back from Marand.
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Khatun's settlement, 1926
Aman Allah Khan claims, on behalf of Khatun, the daughter of Karbalayi Asad Allah, that Asad Allah’s sons had sold Mashhadi Mahmud a property that was in fact the inheritance of Khatun. Taymur, the son of Mashhadi Mahmud, refuted this claim on his and his brothers’ behalf. Khatun ultimately settled her and her sisters (Jamilah and Hamilah)'s claims over their shares of the inheritance in exchange for two tumans.
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Legal and financial documents of ‘Abbas's children
1- Hajar Khanum transfers her share of the inheritance from her late husband, ‘Abbas, to his two sons, Bakhsh‘ali and Hasanquli, in exchange for fifteen tumans and 20 mans of grain, half of which is wheat and half is barley (1904); 2- all the belongings of ‘Abbas was divided among his inheritors, including Fatimah, Umm Nisa’, Bakhsh‘ali, and Hasanquli and the share of the daughters (some properties and some cash) was determined and was paid to them (March 2, 1904); 3- after dividing the inheritance of ‘Abbas among his adult children, the share of his two underage daughters, Narjis Khanum...
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Legal documents related to Shuhrah Banu
Includes: 1- Divorce settlement between Shuhrah Banu, the daughter of Qasim, and Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim, the son of Mulla ‘Abd al-Karim ‘Uryan Dibi [Ayrandibi] (1875); 2- Shuhrah Banu forgives her claim over the remainder of her mahr except some of her belongings, such as her bedding, a carpet, and some dishes (1875); 3- Shuhrah Banu claims that she has not received the one tuman and two thousand dinars she was promised as compensation for her belongings. The parties ultimately reached a settlement in which the other party agreed to pay six thousand dinars (1875); 4- Division of property...
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Legal documents related to division of inheritance of Nanah Khanum and ‘Ali Asghar
Includes: 1- Karbalayi ‘Ali Asghar divides his belongings among his sons, ‘Ali and Husayn, and his wife, Nanah Khanum (the daughter of Murad ‘Ali), in exchange for six thousand dinars. The note on the margin emphasizes that Nanah Khanum has no rights over her mahr after this (1882); 2- Karbalayi ‘Ali Asghar, the son of Karbalayi Hasan, has made a will before his pilgrimage, dividing a third of his belongings among inhertors as well as allocating money for charity and prayer after his death. ‘Ali Asghar's daughters, Zaynab, Sara, Zahra, and Umm Layli, have settled with their brother, Husayn,...
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Letter
The writer complains that the addressee has not written any letters since leaving Maraghah; the writer has gone through difficult times during which he expected caring letters from the addressee and his family, but the addressee must have been very busy; since then, the writer has learned about the addressee's whereabouts and about his job at the registry office of Tabriz. He asks for frequent letters and sends greetings on behalf of his nieces and nephews, as well as his children, Amir and Ibrahim; he also sends special greetings to Sarkar ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah Khanum and the respected brothers.
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Nanah Khanum bestowing her share of inheritance, 1880
After the mahrs and shares of Mulla ‘Abd al-‘Ali's two wives were fully paid, his daughter Nanah Khanum gave her share of paternal inheritance to her three brothers, Masih, Lutf‘ali, and ‘Abd al-Rasul in exchange for ten humans.