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Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of men]
Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of Men], written by Bibi Khanum Astarabadi (1858 or 59-1921) in 1894, first published in 1992. Vices of Men was Bibi Khanum’s response to Ta’dib al-niswan [Disciplining Women], also known as Ta’dib al-nisa’, a male-centered, often misogynous text in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters. This text begins autobiographically with Bibi Khanum explaining her social and educational background. The text is composed of two sections; the first is a direct wittily angry response to Disciplining Women. The...
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Settlement between Shahrbanuyah Khanum her husband, 1879
Settlement between Shahrbanuyah Khanum, daughter of Aqa 'Ali Riza of Dihabad and wife of Mulla Husayn (son of Haji Mulla Abu al-Hasan), and her husband, concerning two tughras, each of which were valued at thirty tumans.
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Settlement of Fatimah Nisa’ Khanum with Ganj‘ali and Muhammad Karim, 1872
Fatimah Nisa’ Khanum, the daughter of Hasan Rubini, forgoes her claims against Ganj‘ali and Muhammad Karim, the sons of Davud, in exchange for some crystal candy. Ganj‘ali, too, renounces his claims against his wife, Fatimah Nisa’ Khanum, in exchange for the same amount of crystal candy, provided that she reside anywhere but in Nuhah.
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Abduction of women in Azarbayjan, 1881
A report regarding the turmoil in Azarbayjan, describing how Ibrahim Aqa Mukri and his two sons abducted women in Miyanduʼab, including the daughter of Haji Husayn‘ali who was married to her cousin. Ultimately the abductors were found and punished, and Haji Husayn‘ali's daughter was released. The report states that additionally, Qa’im Maqam rescued other women abducted by the Piran and Mangur clans.
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Rahil and David Aminuf
Patriarch and matriarch of the Aminuf family and grandparents of Tamara Gabbay and Yafa Shakib.
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Taʼdib al-nisaʼ [Disciplining women]
Ta’dib al-nisa’ [Disciplining Women], also known as Ta’dib al-nisvan, is a male-centered, often misogynous text written in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters. According to Ruhangiz Karachi, the author of this text is most probably Khanlar Mirza Ihtisham al-Dawlah (d. 1861, a son of Fath 'Ali Shah). See "Who is the original author of Ta’dib al-nisvan?", Tarikh-i adabiyat, 65, 3 (summer 2010): 199-208.
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Dividing the inheritance of Mirza Abu al-Hasan Khan Mushir al-Mulk, 1885
This settlement divides the inheritance of Haji Mirza Abu al-Hasan Khan Mushir al-Mulk between his two daughters: Hajiyah Bibi Agha and Agha Baygum Sultan al-Hajiyah. Hajiyah Bibi Agha transfers her inheritance to her husband, Mirza Muhammad Muʻaddil al-Mulk. Haj Mirza Muhammad Khan Mustawfi, who has his wife, Agha Baygum Sultan al-Hajiyah's, power of attorney, transfers all his wife's properties, with all their interest, to Mirza Muhammad Jaʻfar Mirza Aqa for 25 years.
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Settlement of Mirza Muhammad and his wife with Karbalayi Abu al-Hasan, 1852
Settlement between Mirza Muhammad, the son of Mashhadi Husayn Bayg Kani, Sayyidah, his permanent wife, and Karbalayi Abu al-Hasan, Mirza Muhammad's brother, about a building located in the Sar Asiya neighborhood of Kan, the ownership of which was transferred for four hundred rials.
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Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hiravi's endowment for his wife's soul, 1887
Aqa Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hiravi endowed his four shares of the Saʻdabad farm in Sarjam village for taʻziyah of Imam Husayn and prayer for the soul of the mother of Mirza Masʻud Khan. After the death of the endower who will act as guardian of the endowment, the eldest male child and their male descendants shall act as the endowment's guardians. If there are no male offspring, the eldest female child and their descendants shall act as the endowment's guardians. 22 March 1887.
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Claim against Nusrat's wife, 1869
The writer claims that after Nusrat's death, his wife took some objects from his house, including three shawls. They have sent after her to investigate the case.
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