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Khatun's settlement, 1926
Aman Allah Khan claims, on behalf of Khatun, the daughter of Karbalayi Asad Allah, that Asad Allah’s sons had sold Mashhadi Mahmud a property that was in fact the inheritance of Khatun. Taymur, the son of Mashhadi Mahmud, refuted this claim on his and his brothers’ behalf. Khatun ultimately settled her and her sisters (Jamilah and Hamilah)'s claims over their shares of the inheritance in exchange for two tumans.
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Khayr al-Nisa’'s bestowal of her inheritance, 1927
Khayr al-Nisa’ Khanum, the daughter of Ya‘qub, has given her share of inheritance to her husband, Karbalayi Hasanquli, the son of ‘Abbas, for four tumans and some rock candy. She has also forgiven her right over her mahr.
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Legal and financial documents of ‘Abbas's children
1- Hajar Khanum transfers her share of the inheritance from her late husband, ‘Abbas, to his two sons, Bakhsh‘ali and Hasanquli, in exchange for fifteen tumans and 20 mans of grain, half of which is wheat and half is barley (1904); 2- all the belongings of ‘Abbas was divided among his inheritors, including Fatimah, Umm Nisa’, Bakhsh‘ali, and Hasanquli and the share of the daughters (some properties and some cash) was determined and was paid to them (March 2, 1904); 3- after dividing the inheritance of ‘Abbas among his adult children, the share of his two underage daughters, Narjis Khanum...
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Legal documents related to Zahra Khanum
1- Zahra Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Ibrahim, sells the usage of water from a qanat to ‘Ali Akbar, the son of Husayn, and Khalil, the son of Zayn al-‘Abidin, in exchange for nine tumans (1892) 2- Khalil, on behalf of Zahra Khanum (daughter of Karbalayi Ibrahim), and Husayn (son of Jabbar), on behalf of Parizad (daughter of ‘Abd Allah), buy a building, including the storage, the stable, the house, a bull, and two cows, for thirteen tumans, from Baqir, who represents himself and Sadiq (1895).
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Legal documents related to division of inheritance of Nanah Khanum and ‘Ali Asghar
Includes: 1- Karbalayi ‘Ali Asghar divides his belongings among his sons, ‘Ali and Husayn, and his wife, Nanah Khanum (the daughter of Murad ‘Ali), in exchange for six thousand dinars. The note on the margin emphasizes that Nanah Khanum has no rights over her mahr after this (1882); 2- Karbalayi ‘Ali Asghar, the son of Karbalayi Hasan, has made a will before his pilgrimage, dividing a third of his belongings among inhertors as well as allocating money for charity and prayer after his death. ‘Ali Asghar's daughters, Zaynab, Sara, Zahra, and Umm Layli, have settled with their brother, Husayn,...
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Marriage contract of Zuhrah Banu and Ya‘qub, 1870
Marriage contract between Zuhrah Banu Khanum, the underage daughter of Shaykh Muhammad, and Ya‘qub, the underage son of Mulla Yusuf. The fathers of the bride and the groom have signed the contract on their behalf. The mahr is two tumans.
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Ma‘sumah Khanum's share from a garden, 1939
Karbalayi Hasanquli has received power of attorney from Ma‘sumah Khanum, the daughter of Bakhsh‘ali, Mashhadi Muhammad Taqi, the son of ‘Abd Allah, and Ahmad, the son of ‘Ali and discusses Ma‘sumah Khanum's rights to, and share of, a garden in Gaha.
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Money owed to Umm Kulsum
1- ‘Ali Akbar, the son of Husayn ‘Ali, owes one hundred tumans to Umm Kulsum. This money should be paid back within one year (1906 or 1907); 2- ‘Ali Akbar, the son of Husayn, owes a principal of ten tumans and interest of two tumans to Umm Kulsum, the daughter of Mulla Nabi. He has pledged a seeded piece of land to secure the loan, which should be repaid within one year. This money is Umm Kulsum's share of inheritance (1913).
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Nanah Khanum bestowing her share of inheritance, 1880
After the mahrs and shares of Mulla ‘Abd al-‘Ali's two wives were fully paid, his daughter Nanah Khanum gave her share of paternal inheritance to her three brothers, Masih, Lutf‘ali, and ‘Abd al-Rasul in exchange for ten humans.
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Nanah Khanum's sale of a house, 1920
Nanah Khanum, the daughter of Hasan, sells a house to Karbalayi Hasanquli and Karbalayi Bakhsh‘ali, the sons of ‘Abbas, in exchange for 6 tumans.