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Salar Nizam's petition, 1911
Fathʻali Salar Nizam writes to the Majlis to lodge a complaint against Sayyid Qasim, who took the bride of Salar Nizam's nephew and her dowry to his home. The bride is the daughter of Salar Nizam's wife from her ex-husband. The young couple have been married for six months, but are being kept away from each other. Sayyid Qasim's wife is the bride's maternal aunt, and according to Salar Nizam, Sayyid Qasim has deceived the bride in order to claim her share of the inheritance that was transferred to her brother when she was still underage. Salar Nizam says that the girl was not underage and...
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Settlement of Sultan Khanum's inheritance, 1925
Settlement regarding the inheritance of Khanum Sultan, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Hasan, between her husband, Yad Allah, and Mashhadi Murtaza, her brother, and on behalf of her five sisters (Rubabah Sultan, Habibah Sultan, Shawkat Sultan, Sultan, and Nisa’ Rukh). The settled property includes a property listed in her marriage contract with her former husband, the late Nayib Ibrahim, and what she had inherited from him.
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Testimony of people from Gavgan, 1917
Testimony of some people from Gavgan, confirming that Mashhadi Husayn left nothing behind for his daughters and that his sons, Mashhadi Habib and Ni‘mat Allah, were responsible for their two sisters. After fifteen years, they have collected fifteen tumans for their sister Sakinah Khatun's dowry. They testify that none of the inheritors of Mashhadi Husayn should have any future claims.
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Terms of marriage between Makhluqah Khanum and Ghulamriza from Shiraz, 1912
Written by Ghulamriza from Shiraz: "first, I have to wait for Makhluqah Khanum to graduate from the American school; second, Makhluqah Khanum has a right to annul the marriage contract after her graduation; third, if Makhluqah Khanum consents, a second wedding ceremony has to take place; fourth, providing everything needed for the wedding and Makhluqah Khanum's house, her mahr, and share of inheritance; and fifth, if these conditions are not met, the marriage contract will be null." Also, Ghulamriza mentions that if he dies before the second ceremony, Makhluqah Khanum has no right to...
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Settlement between Khanum Sultan and Aqa Baygum, 1911
After Nayib Ibrahim, son of Haji Muhammad Baqir from Khuzan, died without leaving a will, there was a dispute between Nayib Ibrahim's wife Khanum Sultan, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Hasan from Andan, and Nayib Ibrahim's daughter Aqa Baygum, wife of ‘Abd al-Rahman. Khanum Sultan demanded her share of the inheritance and what was hers according to her marriage contract. This settlement is between Mirza Aqa ‘Ali Akbar, on behalf of Khanum Sultan, and Aqa Mirza ‘Ali Muhammad, on behalf of Aqa Baygum, over Khanum Sultan's share of the inheritance, her mahr, and the gold mentioned in her marriage...
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Marriage contract, settlement, and divorce agreement between Saltanat Khanum and Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza, 1910 and 1911
Marriage contract of Saltanat Khanum (known as Mukhbar al-Saltanah), daughter of Davud Mirza, and Shahzadah [prince] ‘Abbas Mirza, son of Haj Muhammad Mahdi Mirza, on March 15, 1910; the mahr includes a Qurʼan worth twenty-five tumans, one-twelfth of [illegible] ‘Abbas Abad village, five hundred tumans, a female Abyssinian slave worth one hundred and fifty tumans, and five mans [unit of weight] of silk. On April 1, 1910, Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza divorced Saltanat Khanum, and since the marriage was not consummated, her mahr was cut in half. Saltanat Khanum settled half of her original mahr,...
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi in Najaf, sent from Rasht, about prayer and ablution after intercourse; power of attorney to perform divorce, marriage, and other legal contracts; ownership of dowries after the passing of either the parents or the daughter; responsibility for costs of food, medicine, and a doctor for a woman who is living in her parents' house
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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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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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