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About Bibi Kuchak Khanum's property, 1879
The document reads in part: Haji Muhammad Riza, the merchant from Khurasan, acknowledged that he had settled his property, including his ownership share of Zarkish farm, to his deceased wife, Bibi Kuchak Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Karbalayi Muhammad Zargar. The deceased lady settled all her belongings to her daughter's son, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Hasan. Haji Mulla Nawruz ʻAli (known as Fazil Bastami) testifies that all the property mentioned should be owned by this grandchild, and that whoever confiscated it should return it. Written in August 18, 1879.
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Affidavit, 1853
The document reads in part: "It is stated that the shares of inheritance from the deceased Muhammad ʻAli Khan are, in total, nine, after subtracting his mother's share; of these, six shares belong to his three sons and three shares belong to his three daughters. From the death of Muhammad ʻAli Khan to this date, 1853 or 1854, twenty seven years have passed, in which all the property was in the hands of his sons. It was in the possession of Muhammad Khan for ten years and the possession of Ibrahim Khan and the deceased Aqa Jaʻfar for seventeen years. His sons did not give their sisters their...
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Affidavit, 1853
The document reads, in part: "It is stated that Khanum Buzurg, the daughter of the deceased Muhammad ʻAli Khan [from] Dawdangah and the wife of Sayyid Muhammad (son of the deceased Sayyid Jaʻfar Razavi), has passed away. Her inheritors are two daughters and a son. She had inherited belongings (cows, sheep, and some properties) from her father. Now that the guardian of these children is their father, Sayyid Muhammad, the property inherited by the children should be given to him. Whoever knows about the truth of these lines should write their name and seal on the verso in order for this...
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Settlement of Khanum Bibi's properties, 1847
The document reads, in part: In 1845 or 1846, Aqa Mahdi, son of Sayyid Jaʻfar Razavi, died and left one son and two daughters behind. After a while, his two [daughters] also died. The properties of Aqa Sayyid Jaʻfar that had been given to his son, Aqa Mahdi, were transferred to his children and after that were transferred to their mother, Khanum Bibi, daughter of Aqa Asad Allah. When the ʻiddah period was over, Khanum Bibi married Sayyid Muhammad, brother of the deceased Aqa Mahdi. Then she settled whatever property she had to her current husband, Aqa Sayyid Muhammad, for fifteen tumans....
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Power of attorney, 1855
The document reads, in part: Aqa Ghulamriza (son of Aqa ʻAli ʻAskar) and his children, Haji Husayn, Muhammad Riza, and Umm Kulsum, have appointed Aqa Muhammad Hasan (son of Aqa Husayn) as their attorney to reclaim their shares of the inherited properties of the deceased Bibi Khanum (daughter of Aqa Muhammad Riza son of Haji ʻAzim) and Aqa Ghulamriza's wife and mother of the mentioned children. Bibi Khanum had inherited these properties from her father, Aqa Muhammad Riza. The attorney has to reclaim the house, the workplace, the shops, the Khvajah Ashrafi Garden, the garden in Turanj...
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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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Settlement of properties inherited from Zaynab Bibi, 1858
After the death of Zaynab Bibi (the daughter of ʻAbd al-Rasul and wife of Aqa Mirza known as Aqa ʻAbd al-Saniʻ), all of her belongings and properties were transferred to her husband because she had no children with him. He owned them for a while, after which he settled his ownership rights to these properties to Sayyid Muhammad, the son of Sayyid Jaʻfar, for 12 tumans. February 28, 1858.
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Settlement and will of Haji Mulla Husayn, 1882
The document reads in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled 1500 tumans with three of his sons, Mirza Muhammad Riza Khadim, Shaykh Muhammad Baqir, and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli, for a man [three kilograms] of salt. If the settlor dies and the two underage sons [Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli] are adults at the time of executing the will, the settled money, 1500 tumans, should be used for the expenses of the burial, funeral, and other religious duties. Mulla Husayn himself testified to the changes applied to both wills and they are correct. If Mulla Husayn dies while the...
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Settlement and will of Haji Mulla Husayn, 1882
The document reads in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled 1500 tumans and a man [three kilograms] of salt with his three sons, Aqa Mirza Muhammad Riza Khadim, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Baqir, and Aqa Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli. If the settlor dies, these sons, Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli, should, when their mother (Haji Mulla Husayn's permanent wife) is informed, pay the expenses for the burial, funeral, religious tithes and duties, and rawzah using the settled money with Aqa Muhammad Riza. The changes in the two wills were confirmed by the testator when he was alive. If the...