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Shikar Khanum's settlement and will, 1921
Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, the daughter of the late Haji Allahyar Ganjah and the wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the merchant from Ganjah, makes a claim against her brother, Mulla Najaf, regarding her inheritance from her father and her mother, Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mustafa. Because all of Mulla Najaf's properties have been in a state of ruin due to the unrest in Caucasus and their value has depreciated since his death, Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, thinking of her brother's children, has settled her claims with them: Mashhadi Musayyab Aqa, Mashhadi Haji Bayg Aqa, and Muhammad Hasan...
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Zahra Khanum's will, 1920
Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, the daughter of the late Haji Allahyar Ganjah and the wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the merchant from Ganjah, makes a claim against her brother, Mulla Najaf, regarding her inheritance from her father and her mother, Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mustafa. Because all of Mulla Najaf's properties have been in a state of ruin due to the unrest in Caucasus and their value has depreciated since his death, Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, thinking of her brother's children, has settled her claims with them: Mashhadi Musayyab Aqa, Mashhadi Haji Bayg Aqa, and Muhammad Hasan...
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Baba Ganjah Muhammad'uf's petition to Russian Consulate, 1920
The writer describes the way that Haji Javad took advantage of his illness and deceitfully obtained his signature on a petition; the division of properties among the inheritors leaves out the share of the late Sughra Khanum, the daughter of the late Aqa Mashhadi Najaf, whose inheritor is her husband Sulayman Bayg; the usurpation of the writer's properties by Haji Javad and Aqa Riza [his nephew], the share of Aqa Riza's late mother, who was also the writer's wife; and Hasan Aqa's share (one-fifth from his partnership in addition to his mother's inheritance); he requests that the consulate...
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Sulayman's complaint regarding his wife's share of inheritance, 1919
Sulayman (the son of Haji Baba Muhammad'uf), the merchant of Russian nationality and resident of Istanbul, writes to the Russian consulate in Tabriz regarding the breach of his late wife (Sughra Khanum)'s right of inheritance. The inheritance of Najaf Muhammad'uf (Sughra Khanum's father) was divided among his other children, Muhsin, Mahmud, and Sariyah Khanum, as well as Haji Javad, Sariyah Khanum's husband and the executor of her will. Sulayman states that Sughra Khanum, the eldest child of Najaf Muhammad'uf, died in Istanbul, leaving him as her lawful inheritor. He has emphasized that...
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Sulayman's petition, 1919
Sulayman (the son of Haji Baba Muhammad'uf), the merchant of Russian nationality and resident of Istanbul, writes to the Russian Consulate regarding the breach of his late wife (Sughra Khanum)'s right of inheritance. The inheritance of Najaf Muhammad'uf (Sughra Khanum's father) was divided among his other children, Muhsin, Mahmud, and Sariyah Khanum, as well as Haji Javad, Sariyah Khanum's husband and the executor of her will. Sulayman states that Sughra Khanum, the eldest child of Najaf Muhammad'uf, died in Istanbul, leaving him as her lawful inheritor. He has emphasized that Najaf...
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Determining the shares of Muhammad'uf brothers and their nephew
In three copies: four Muhammad'uf brothers, Haj Baba, the late Haj ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the late Aqa ‘Ali Asghar, and the late Aqa Mashhadi Najaf, jointly owned the real estate business covering properties in Azarbayjan and Islambul [Istanbul]. At the date of this document three of the partners are deceased and their properties have been transferred to their inheritors, who are as listed: Haj ‘Ali Akbar's inheritors: Haj Javad Aqa, Aqa Zayn al-‘Abidin (who has transferred his share to Haj Javad Aqa), Khadijah Khanum, and Zahra Khanum; Aqa Mashhadi Najaf's inheritors: Aqa Muhsin Aqa, Aqa Mahmud...