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Affidavit, 1802
The document reads, in part: "It is stated that Gul Bibi, the wife of Sayyid Jaʻfar, was previously the wife of the deceased Mir ʻAbd al-Ghaffar. The deceased Mirza Abu al-Hasan had previously calculated the value of Mir ʻAbd al-Ghaffar's belongings and realized that all the properties were equal to Mir ʻAbd al-Ghaffar's wife's mahr and, based on shariʻah law, he had given them all to her. The affiants should write their names and seal this document so that it becomes valid. December 1802 or January 1803." On the margin, Jahan Banu and Hasan have testified as affiants."
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Giving ‘Abd Allah's stipend to his wife, 1830
‘Abd Allah's wife, whose husband died before his contract ended, demands to receive his wages from Hasan‘ali, his employer; his stipend was ultimately given to his wife and underage child.
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Kulsum nanah
The book of "Five ʻUlamaʼ" or "Kulsum nanah," attributed to Aqa Jamal Khansari, created originally in Safavid era. The author provides an account of women's beliefs and rituals and attributes them to five women, one of them named Kulsum nanah. The book is written in fifteen chapters, including: on ablution, on women's prayers, on fasting, on marriage, on the wedding night, on childbirth, on first bath after giving birth, on musical instruments and when they should be played, on wives and husbands relations, on foods for vows, to prevent evil eye, on mahrams, on acceptance of women's...
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Letter to wife regarding divorce, 1822 or 1823
The writer objects to divorce the addressee and mentions his request of mediation from Mahd-i ‘Ulya and Nasir al-Din Shah
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Marriage contract of Khadijah Nisa’ and Allah Virdi, 1821
Marriage contract of Khadijah Nisa’, daughter of Mir Mustafa (from Usku), and Karbalayi Allah Virdi, son of Haj Hakim (from Usku); the mahr includes one-fourth of a house-garden complex, a gold patera, one-fourth of a piece of land, and part of the water from Pish-andiz qanat
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Photo Album of Zuhrah Mihrpur (Saba)
Photo Album of Zuhrah Mihrpur (Saba), the daughter of Mansurah Muqtadir (Jalalat al-Saltanah) and Riza Quli Mihrpur (Mubashshir al-Saltanah); according to the owner of this collection, individuals are pictured as follows: 1- from the left: Fazl Allah Mihrpur and his father, Riza Quli Mihrpur; 2- Fazl Allah; 3- Fazl Allah; 4- Fazl Allah; 5: from the left: Mansurah Muqtadir and her husband, Riza Quli Mihrpur; 6- Mubashshir al-Saltanah's house in Sipah Street [Tehran], from the left, in the back row: Fazl Allah, Zahra Mustawfi, Jalilah (Iran and Rukhsarah's cousin), Iran and Rukhsarah Mihrpur,...
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Sale document between Sakinah Khanum and Aqa Babayi, 1830
Aqa Babayi, son of Haj Karim, sells half of a farm to his wife, Sakinah Khanum, daughter of Haj ‘Abd Allah.
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Sale document of Maryam Baygum and Qamar Nisa’, 1832
On April 2, 1832, Mir ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan with the power of attorney from his wife, Maryam Baygum, sells one-fourth of Bagh-i Baygum to Qamar Nisa’, daughter of Zaynal Khan, for thirty six tumans. On the margin, dated April 7, 1833, Shaykh Zayn al-‘Abidin, with the power of attorney from Qamar Nisa’ Khanum, sells the mentioned property to Mirza Aqa’i, who has the power of attorney from Ishaq Khan (son of Ibrahim Khan), for thirty tumans and a detriment fee of eight tumans
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Settlement and crop-sharing contract between Khanumi Khanum and Bala Bayg Yavar, 1820
These documents include: 1- a settlement, dated April 23, 1820, between Khanumi Khanum, the daughter of Muhammad Sultan, and her husband, Bala Bayg Yavar, the eldest son of ‘Ali Mardan Khan, in which she settles her mahr in exchange for a farmland known as ‘Ali Akbar farm, in Guni, as well as some shares of water usage from the qanat. 2- on April 25, 1820, Bala Bayg Yavar rents the crops and products of ‘Ali Akbar farm and water usage from its qanat from his wife, Khanumi Khanum for thirty years in exchange for an annual amount of twenty tumans.
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Settlement of Aqa ‘Ali Asghar and Sakinah Khanum, 1814
Settlement between Aqa ‘Ali Asghar and his wife, Sakinah Khanum, exchanging some pieces of land in Sararud farm for twenty-one tumans as the payment of Sakinah Khanum's mahr.
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