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Shah Zaman's bestowal to her husband, 1867
Shah Zaman, daughter of Amir Ibrahim (son of Amir ‘Abd al-Samad), bestows all her belongings upon her husband, Akhund Mulla Husayn (son of Akhund Haji ‘Abd Allah). These include: some pieces of land, the palm trees, two houses, household furnishings, and some copperware, gold, and silver.
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his wife, Khadijah Sultan, and mentions the battles he has been fighting with Qavam al-Mulk in Fars. He complains that his wife does not write often enough or is angry with him when she does. He talks about how lucky they are to have Farmanfarma's son as their son-in-law. Riza Quli Khan then discusses Zahra Sultan's dowry and the amount of cash he can pay. He has attached a list of objects, including household furnishings and silverware, that they can provide.
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his wife, Khadijah Sultan, telling her that their escape from the house was unnecessary, as the Bakhtiyaris were unable to harm them. He also points out his accomplishments, noting that he has made a name for himself by returning security and taking the south back from the British. He then mentions Zahra Sultan's good fortune in marrying into the Farmanfarma family and discusses the money he and Farmanfarma are sending, the list of dowry items he sent them, the silverware they can add from their own, and the textiles he has purchased. He concludes...
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Marriage contract of Taj al-Muluk and Mirza Ahmad Mani‘ al-Dawlah,1929
Marriage contract of Taj al-Muluk, daughter of Muhammad Husayn Aqa Khan Salar A‘zam (from Azarbayjan), and Mirza Ahmad Khan Mani‘ al-Dawlah, son of Mirza As‘ad Allah (from Zanjan); the mahr includes three-sixths of Amirabad village, two hundred and fifty misqals [unit of weight] of gold, one thousand misqals of silver, and a Qur’an worth fifty tumans
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Marriage contract of Mah Sharaf Baygum and Husayn Quli, 1836
Marriage contract of Mah Sharaf Baygum, daughter of ‘Ata’ Allah Khan, and Husayn Quli Khan, son of Muhammad Quli Khan Khamsah. The mahr is two hundred misqals [unit of weight] of gold, five hundred misqals of silver, two Abyssinian slaves, one male and one female each valued at fifty tumans, and some silk worth twenty tumans.
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Power of attorney to collect mother's possessions, 1914
Copy of power of attorney given by Mirza Baygum and Khanum Ziya’, daughters of Haj Mirza Yusuf Halabi-furush [tin seller], to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin in order to get the house, goldware, silverware, copperware, and mahr of their deceased mother, Mah Sultan (daughter of the late Haj Murtaza), from their father, Haj Mirza Yusuf
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Marriage contract of Khanum Buzurg and Mirza Masʻud Khan, 1870
Marriage contract of Khanum Buzurg, the daughter of Lutf Allah Mirza, and Mirza Masʻud Khan, the son of Muhammad Husain, with a mahr of 1120 tumans, which includes: four shares of a qanat in Hidayat Aabad village's water, clothing worth 500 tumans, gold [jewelry] worth 200 tumans, a carpet worth 150 tumans, copper dishes made in Yazd worth 50 tumans, silver worth 75 tumans, a Qurʼan worth 25 tumans, and one male slave and one female slave worth 80 tumans.
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Dowry registry of Zivar Khanum, 1894
Dowry registry of Zivar Khanum, daughter of the late Aqa Mirza Ishaq Khan and wife of Mulla Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza, including a copy of the Qur’an, silver and goldware, kitchenware, glassware, copperware, curtains and fabric, bath accessories, groom and bride attires, men and women's clothing, and carpets
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Settlement between Ma‘sumah Khanum and her husband, 1880
Settlement between Ma‘sumah Khanum, daughter of the late Muzaffar al-Dawlah, and her husband, Hamid Mirza Yavar [artillery colonel], over her paternal inheritance for one charik [unit of weight] nabat. On June 4, 1880, Hamid Mirza Yavar transferred all the inheritance to Ma‘sumah Khanum for some nabat [crystal sugar] and one misqal [unit of weight] of silver.
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Dowry registry, 1888
Dowry registry of the daughter of Mu’taman al-Sultan Aqa-yi Amin al-Kuttab and wife of Mirza Mas‘ud Khan, including silver and goldware, kitchenware, glassware, copperware, curtains, bedding, fabric, bath accessories, clothing, and carpets
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- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(2)
- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(2)
- Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah)(2)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(2)
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- Shukuh Sadat Muqimi(1)
- Nahid Tavallali(1)
- Muhtaram Ashrafi(1)
- Muhammad Hasan Khan Mafi (Sa‘d al-Mulk)(1)
- Masʻud Masʻudi Khurasani(1)
- Khanum Buzurg (Malik Sultan)(1)
- Haydar Quli Khan Mafi (Burhan al-Dawlah)(1)
- Haji Sayyid Razi Rashti(1)
- Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi(1)
- Afsaneh Najmabadi(1)