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Marriage contract of Nazar Khanum and Ni‘mat Allah, 1894
Marriage contract of Nazar [Manzar?] Khanum, the daughter of Qanbar, and Ni‘mat Allah, the son of Fath Allah from the village of Fahuran. The mahr is thirty-one tumans, part of which has been given to the bride in the form of a share of inheritance, jewelry, and clothing. The remaining six tumans remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, 1925
Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Munshi Bashi, and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, the son of Aqa Muhammad Sadiq Aqa the merchant from Kashan. The mahr is a Qurʼan, a Kashmir shawl, a diamond ring, and eight hundred tumans. Part of the mahr has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt. The conditions of the marriage contract are the following: for five years, Qamar Sultan Khanum has the right to divorce if her husband is absent for more than a year, or does not pay living expenses. The groom also promises that for fifty years he will...
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Kubra Khanum's dowry registry, 1919
List of dowry items that Kubra Khanum, the daughter of Ibrahim Aqa the rice seller, has brought to her husband (Aqa Mukhtar)'s house, including household furnishings, clothing, and women's jewelry; Aqa Muhammad Sadiq and Mir ‘Ali Akbar Aqa have received the dowry on behalf of Aqa Mukhtar.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar [Mirza Abu Turab]; inquires about Mirza Mahmud Khan, Mirza Ahmad Khan, and Mirza Muhammad Khan, expresses concern that ‘Amid Lashkar may not be checking on them regularly and urges him to see them every day and look after their education; discusses sending money and letters via the colonel's attendant and being preoccupied in Chahar Uymaq and with inspection of the villages; asks ‘Amid Lashkar to write about the family, requests some tobacco, paper, and envelopes; mentions that he has found a good husband (Hazratquli Bayg's brother, named Husayn‘ali) for...
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1914
Envelope from Hamid al-Sultan sent from Urumiyah via Mashhadi Husayn Aqa to Hamid al-Sultan's house at Shahzadah's residence in Tabriz, dated August 26, 1914; the letter, dated August 25, probably to his wife, mentions: that he would let them know and send the cost of travel himself if he wanted them to come to Urumiyah; Dabir al-Sultan's departure toward Tabriz; a complaint that she does not write regularly; her request for a gold upper-arm bracelet for her sister, saying that he is sending eight tumans so she can give them to Sarkar ‘Illiyah to purchase one in Tabriz, as they have better...
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Petition of Haydar Khan's wife to Shuja‘ Al-Dawlah, 1914
Petition by the wife of Haydar Khan (from Sarab) to Shuja‘ Al-Dawlah, who complains that her husband left her to live in Sarab seven years ago, one year after their marriage. He neither comes back nor pays her alimony. She mentions her previous complaints were to no avail and urges Shuja‘ Al-Dawlah to order Haydar Khan to take her to Sarab or pay her alimony or divorce her. On the margin, Shuja‘ Al-Dawlah has ordered Isma‘il Khan Amir Tuman to rectify her situation.
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Ballad
Three pages of tasnifs (ballads) with satirical content
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Muntasir Lashkar writes to [Mirza Abu Turab] ‘Amid Lashkar and asks him to reflect more on his and his mother's decision to go on pilgrimage to Mashhad, as the roads are rough and hazardous, and the trip is costly. He disagrees with ‘Azimat Khanum paying the expenses of the trip, and reminds Validah about ‘Azimat Khanum's situation, that her child was taken away from her, and she was sent to her father's house, and advises them not to spend her money; he then asks about ‘Amid Lashkar's salary and advises ‘Amid Lashkar to look after the family, especially Mirza Mahmud Khan's studies and the...
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Correspondence related to Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi and Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi, 1924-1925
See related items for each individual letter and its description.
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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...