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Bestowing inheritance by Sakinah Khanum, 1830
Sakinah Khanum, the daughter of Akhund Mulla ‘Ali, bestows her share of paternal inheritance to her brother, Akhund Mulla Ahmad. This includes agricultural property, houses, and household furnishings. In return, she has received five ovis, three sheep, and two goats.
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Marriage contract of Kulsum Khanum and Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim, 1820
Marriage contract of Kulsum Khanum, the daughter of Abu al-Qasim, and Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim, the son of Muhammad Hadi Khvurasgani; the mahr includes: twelve tumans of Tabrizi currency used in trade conducted in Isfahan, one-sixth of a residential building worth three tumans, some crimson gold, five mans [unit of weight] of copperware, and one cow worth two tumans. The groom must pay the above mahr to the bride upon her request, if he can afford it.
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Marriage contract of Shahrbanu and Muhammad ʻAli, 1832
Marriage contract of Shahrbanu, the daughter of Muhammad Baqir, and Muhammad ʻAli, the son of Simaun Bayg from Georgia. The mahr includes: 30 tumans cash, some crimson gold, five shah-mans of copperware, five mans of carpet, kilims and felt worth nine tumans, a set of qalamkar bedding worth five tumans, 20 sheep worth 10 tumans, a female Abyssinian slave worth 10 tumans, one twelfth of a building called Muhammadkhani, some other properties, water use, a mill, and one twelfth of a garden. On June 22, 1847, Shahrbanu settled all of the cash and gold in her mahr for 30 tumans and a shah-man of...
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Nanah Khanum's settlement regarding her share of inheritance, 1832
Nanah Khanum, the daughter of Sayyid ‘Ali, claims her share of paternal inheritance from her brother, Sayyid Haqvirdi and the other underage children of Sayyid ‘Ali. Thus, a settlement was reached in which she transferred her share of a property in Maharan to her brothers, Sayyid Haqvirdi and Sayyid Husaynquli, in exchange for one sheep and two [illegible].