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Will of Haji Mahdi Aqa, 1904
Haji Mahdi Aqa the merchant from Salmas, the son of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim the merchant, has assigned his nephew, Haji Mirza Aqa Muhammad Riza the merchant, as the executor of his will and Haji ‘Ali Aqa the merchant as the overseer. They are responsible for paying his debts and determining one-third of his belongings to be spent on the religious expenses of his will. The interest from the rest of his belongings goes to all the inheritors for ten years, after which the land will belong to his older sons and his daughters will be able to reside in the houses within the gardens. The younger sons...
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‘Abd al-Karim's will, 1895
The will of ‘Abd al-Karim Sahib Dihdashti, the merchant from Shiraz and son of Muhammad Ibrahim Dihdashti the merchant. He has appointed the following four people as the executors of his will and as the guardians for his underage children: Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali (son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin Shirazi the merchant), his [‘Abd al-Karim's] wife (daughter of Mirza Muhammad Riza Dihdashti the merchant), Haj Sayyid Isma‘il Shabankarah the merchant (son of Sayyid ‘Ali Shabankarah and resident of Bushihr), and Haj Ghulam ‘Ali Bihbahani the merchant (son of Mashhadi Riza the merchant). ‘Abd al-Karim has...
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Deposition about shares of inheritance and a will
Draft by Mashhadi Lutf‘ali and Mashhadi Ghulam ‘Ali, sons of the late Mashhadi Ghulam Riza, confirming their shares of their father's inheritance; additionally, Mashhadi Lutf‘ali confirms that his permanent wife, Khanum Safi, is the executor of his will and the guardian of his underage children, and if he dies before pilgrimages to Mecca and the shrines in Iraq, his wife, with his brother's supervision, should take his body to burry in Vadi al-Salam in Najaf.
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Wills of Iskandar Khan, 1904 to 1908
1- In his will, dated October 20, 1904, Haj Iskandar Khan Yavar has appointed Aqa Mir Asad Allah and Aqa Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Aqa Mirza Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar the executors of his and his wife's wills and Mulla Isma‘il Shaykh al-Islam as their overseer. According to a separate document, he has given a fifth of his belongings, including properties, household furnishings, clothing, and the mahr to his wife [Baygum Khanum]. Of what remains, after deducting his debts, a third should be spent on: thirty years of prayers and fasts on his behalf, the Hajj, his burial in Najaf, and charity. The...
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Division of Qamar Taj Khanum’s inheritance, 1933
The possessions of the late Qamar Taj Khanum, daughter of the late Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah, have been divided amongst her inheritors, Husayn Quli Khan Zu al-Faqari (her husband) and her children (Ahmad Khan Mani‘ al-Dawlah, Hamid Khan, Buyuk Khan, Akram Khan, and Ashraf Khan).
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Ismaʻil ʻImad al-Mamalik's will, 1921
The will of [Ismaʻil ʻImad al-Mamalik] son of [Ahmad ʻImad al-Mamalik] about dividing all his properties in Tehran and Tafrish as well as his deceased wife’s property, mahr, and dowry among his children: Taj al-Muluk [Bahrami], Nimtaj [Safavi], Abu al-Qasim, Ashraf al-Muluk, Sharif al-Muluk [Bahrami], ʻAbd Allah, ʻIsa, Fazl Allah, and Sharafat al-Saltanah [Sharafat Bahrami]. Ismaʻil ʻImad al-Mamalik advises his children on several issues, encouraging them to be kind to each other and support their younger and single siblings, take care of their disabled sister (Ashraf al-Muluk), spend...
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...
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Will and envelope, 1892
The will of Ahmad ʻImad al-Mamalik, son of Mirza ʻAbd al-Vahhab and Fatimah (daughter of Mirza Tighrud Ismaʻil); addressed to his children. He advises them on several issues, encouraging them to be kind to each other, respect their relatives, and avoid sin. He appoints his eldest son, Ismaʻil [‘Imad al-Mamalik], as the executor of his will under the supervision of his brother, Mirza ʻAil Khan, and asks his children to follow orders from his wives, Sitarah (their mother) and Zahra (daughter of Haj Mirza Zaki), his brother (Mirza ʻAil Khan), his son (Ismaʻil), etc. He asks his children to...
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Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk love letters, 1909 to 1910
Love letters of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash), son of Karim Dad Khan, to Surur al-Saltanah, daughter of Zarrin Kulah Khanum and Khazin al-Mulk, accompanied by some envelopes and part of a letter, probably from Surur al-Saltanah to Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk. These letters were most likely written during the time between their ‘Aqd (formal contract of marriage) and ‘Arusi (marriage celebration and consummation), while Surur al-Saltanah was living in Tehran and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk was traveling between Tehran and Khurasan; the letters have also been separately included in this collection;...
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