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Nuzhat al-Dawlah's booklet of finances, 1921 to 1923
Accounting book of Nuzhat al-Dawlah's properties and expenses, including village rent collections as well as the invoices of Haj ‘Ali Aqa Kumpani and Haji ‘Abbasquli Aqa.
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Petitions by Haj Mir Qurban and Nizam al-Mulk regarding the claim against Nuzhat al-Dawlah, 1915
1- Haj Mir Qurban's petition to the Azarbayjan Provincial Government and his complaint against Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding her taking over his share of the gypsum mine in Sifidan village; 2- Nizam al-Mulk's letter, on the letterhead of the Azarbayjan Provincial Government, to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding Haj Mir Qurban's complaint and requesting a response about the actions of Nuzhat al-Dawlah's people.
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Payment instruction and affidavit, 1918 and 1929
Two sets of writing on a sheet of paper: Nuzhat al-Dawlah's request that Haji ‘Ali Aqa Kumpani pay seventy tumans to Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, dated May 1, 1918. The second is an inquiry regarding the late Nuzhat al-Dawlah's will written on April 13, 1924, which included the villages of Sis and Malikzadah and has passed the ownership of some properties to the writer and three other people. When the will was written, the writer resided in Najaf. S/he returned three years later (one year after Nuzhat al-Dawlah's death). Now, five years after the will, s/he is asking for testimony of those who...
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Statement by Khayr Allah Bayg and his sisters, 1911
Khayr Allah Bayg and his sisters testify that they transferred properties in Chukhuri and Yuldashi in the village of Aqdagh-i Sufla to ‘Abd al-‘Ali Khan Sultan in exchange for sixty-two tumans and five thousand [dinars].
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Fatimah Khanum renting from Karbalayi Hasan, 1913
Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of the late ‘Amid Lashkar, rents a house-garden in Shuturban neighborhood from Karbalayi Hasan for fifteen years in exchange for one tuman.
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Settlement of Hasan Khan, 1910
Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Hasan Khan, the son of Haji Mirza Isma‘il, sells a house and a garden in Char Minar [Chahar Minar], including the limited right to use water from Ab Anbar [cistern], to Aqa Sayyid Ahmad Fakhr al-Hukama’ in exchange for two hundred tumans. Asad Allah denies any claims on the house on behalf of himself and his paternal aunt, Tuba Khanum. Zaynab Khanum, and Fatimah Khanum, the wife and daughter of Hasan Khan, respectively, also have confirmed that the house and the building belong to Mu‘tamad al-Sultan and that they have no claims.
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Settlement of inheritors of Khvurshid Khanum and Sultan Khanum with Iskandar Khan's inheritors, 1915
The inheritors of Khvurshid Khanum and Sultan Khanum (the daughters of Iskandar Khan Hashtrudi), Mirza Faridun Khan and Parviz Khan (sons of Khvurshid Khanum), Ghulam‘ali Khan and Husaynquli Khan the Colonel (sons of Khvurshid Khanum's daughter), Asad Allah Khan Yavar, Buyuk Khan Yavar, Mahdi Khan, and Ghafur Khan Ziya’ al-Sultan (sons of Sultan Khanum), claim the ownership of a property in the village of Chibni, which is currently in the possession of Habib Allah Sultan (the brother of Iskandar Khan the Colonel), Haji Baygum Khanum (Iskandar Khan's wife), and Taj Amal Khanum (his sister)....
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Settlement over Gawhar Taj Khanum's inheritance, 1914
Settlement between Murtaza Qulikhan, son of Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Mirza Faridun, and Haji Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan over the late Gawhar Taj Khanum's inheritance in exchange for one hundred and twenty tumans
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Sale document, 1907
Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Mirza Rahim Khan, who is the guardian of the underage daughter of Ihtisham al-Hukama’, has purchased part of a house from her for forty-three tumans and a monthly rent of eight thousand six hundred dinars for one year
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Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, 1910
Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Mahdi, and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, the son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin. The mahr is a Qurʼan manuscript valued at five tumans, forty tumans cash, fifteen misqals of pure red gold, six mans [unit of weight] of copperware, carpets and rugs worth twenty five tumans, qalamkar bedding worth six tumans, some pieces of land and orchards, and a walnut tree. These were transferred from Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin to his son, Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, and then became part of the mahr. In August 1911, several testimonies concerning the mahr were added.