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Narjis Khatun's endowment, 1896
Copy of an endowment with the seal of the office of endowments in Zanjan; Narjis Khatun (known as Amirzadah Khanum), the daughter of Muzaffar al-Dawlah, has endowed the village of Almalu, the revenue from which is to be spent on ta‘ziyah, charity to the poor, and aid for pilgrims. Narjis Khatun herself will be the custodian while she is alive and will be succeeded by her male offspring, by female offspring in the absence of any male descendants, and, in the absence of any female offspring, by the most knowledgable of the learned men of Zanjan. Narjis Khatun has dedicated the merit of the...
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Letters from Galin Khanum to Qahraman Mirza ‘Ayn al-Saltanah
Three Letters from Galin Khanum to her husband, Qahraman Mirza ‘Ayn al-Saltanah, in which she talks about how she misses her husband, describes the mournings of Muharram, and discusses the quarrels between Sharif al-Dawlah and his wife. In one of the letters, she complains about not receiving her living expenses and that she is being neglected by her husband.
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Fatimah Khanum's endowment, 1863
Endowment for parts of two qanats and a farm by Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Mulla Abu al-Qasim Shahabadi Yazdi. The document calls for the money to be spent on Hazrat ʻAli's mourning ceremony on the three holy nights in Ramadan.
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Settlement of Layli with Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, 1920
Settlement between Layli, the daughter of Muhammad Vali Bayg, and Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, in which she settles all of her belongings--clothes, dishes, cash and bonds, properties, and household furnishings--for some salt and pennies in order for Mirza Muhammad ʻAli to spend 11 tumans for taʻziyah and 10 tumans for prayers [to be said for her] after her death. After payment of the religious tithe, he should spend the rest on taʻziyah for Imam Husayn.
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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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Documents regarding property management of Banu-yi Ashraf and her children
Documents regarding property management of Banu-yi Ashraf and her children, including: list of properties purchased by ‘Abbas Quli Khan Ashrafi, Musa Khan Ashraf al-Mulk, and his underage children in the village of Laktarashan between 1903 to 1930; settlements and rental contracts related to properties and qanats in the villages of Laktarashan, Kalak, Mansur Kandah, and Istardikala belonging to Ashraf al-Mulk, Banu-yi Ashraf and their children, Muhammad, Ahmad, Maryam, and Musa Ashrafi. In some of these legal documents, Banu-yi Ashraf (Ashraf al-Dawlah), Fatimah Khanum (mother of Ashraf...
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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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