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Letter to Mirza Muhammad Taqi Shaykh al-Islam from his sister, [ca. 1785]
The sister of Mirza Muhammad Taqi Shaykh al-Islam writes to him about her marital problems and desire for a divorce.
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Petition to receive rights after divorce, 1905
Petition of Bala Khanum, daughter of Mirza Mahdi, via Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, to the Friday prayer leader of Fars, requesting to call Mirza Riza Quli Khan Niyrizi to the court, due to her sudden divorce despite the 99-year temporary marriage contract a few days earlier, with a monthly payment of eight tumans.
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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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Regarding divorce and reconciliation, 1920
Mirza 'Ali Akbar, Shaykh al-Islam from Sarab, writes: "about a month ago, Aqa Mirza Kazim, the money changer (sarraf) from Sarab, came to me and claimed that several months earlier, he had divorced his wife (upon her request, a khul' divorce), and that before the expiration of her 'iddah, they had reconciled. Aqa Mir 'Abd Allah, representing his sister, came and denied Aqa Kazim's claim. In order to ascertain the veracity of my action, and with the consent of both sides, I telegraphed and asked for written permission from Aqa Haji Mirza Khalil Aqa, the mujtahid. Aftr I received his...
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Power of attorney to receive inheritance and alimony, 1913
Power of attorney given by Farkhundah Khanum, daughter of Ra’is Zulf‘ali, to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, son of the late Haji Muhammad Hasan from Shiraz, in order to receive her own and her deceased daughter's shares of the possessions of the late Masha’ Allah Baghban [gardener], ex-husband of Farkhundah Khanum, and also, in order to resolve the dispute with her current husband, ‘Ali Aqa, about her alimony and clothing expenses
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to his wife, Azarmidukht, 1957
Expresses his concern about Azarmidukht's offensive behavior toward him in front of the servants and suggests divorce
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Nawruz greeting card
Addressed "dear brother"; the writer curses the mother of A‘zam al-Muluk, who caused some annoyance between them; announces that because of this, he divorced his wife eight months ago; mentions coming to Tabriz with Afkham Khan and his mother; sends greetings to the mother, Dr. Taqi Khan, and the sisters; at the end, he asks the addressee to register the ownership of the house before it becomes mandatory to avoid extra expenses and higher costs and to put the writer's share under Afkham Khan's name; signed Saduqi.
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Settlement between ‘Ismat Khanum and ‘Abbas‘ali, 1930
Settlement between ‘Ismat Khanum, daughter of Aqa Sayyid ‘Ali, and her husband, ‘Abbas‘ali (son of the late Karbalayi ‘Ali from Vidja) about paying the alimony and mahr during the three-month waiting period under the condition that ‘Ismat Khanum stays at his paternal house with ‘Abbas‘ali's mother and sister.
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Husayn al-Husayni to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Husayn al-Husayni reports to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about several events, including a contagious disease in Najaf, Karbala’, and Kazimayn and the battle happening in Mandalij and inquiries about it. The author also writes about the story of a woman who asks Ahmad Khan to help her get divorced from her ill Ottoman husband. Ahmad Khan had given her a place to stay but then he and his son raped her. After her complaint, Ahmad Khan and his son were expelled from Mandalij. Now an investigator has come to Mandalij for the case and asks the woman to show up in court again to answer some...
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Khvurshid Khanum's petitions, 1908
Petitions by Khvurshid Khanum, daughter of Aqa Riza, from Barfurush, to Mukhbir al-Saltanah, Minister of Justice, explaining how following her parents death, when she was three years old, her uncle, ‘Abbasquli Khan, seeking her inheritance of more than fifty thousand tumans worth of property, took her in. After ten years, he married her off to his grandson, son of I‘timad Divan, despite her discontent. I‘timad Divan never paid her her share of inheritance with the excuse that she was his son's wife. Khvurshid Khanum wants a divorce and is willing to waive her mahr, which is more than ten...
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