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Balqays Khanum's petition to Majlis
Balqays Khanum's petition against someone who ignored her and her children's rights of inheritance and refused to give them their share of the wealth of her husband. She found the Majlis as the only support available to her.
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Madar Sultan's petition to Majlis
Madar Sultan's petition against Haji Hadi's son who took possession of her inheritance from her mother, claiming that it has become vaqf.
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Dispute over a property, 1904
Khalil [?], the son of Mulla Faraj Allah, claims, on behalf of his wife and Khadijah Khanum that the property, which was the shared inheritance of the two women, is in the possession of Hajar Khanum. They ask that the latter returns to them the property and any profits she has gained from it over the years.
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Affidavit, 1934
Affidavit requested by Hadi Ashraf and Ibrahim Ashraf, the inheritors of Mirza Hashim, from farmers, business owners, and knowledgeable people of Sang Siyah and Kazirun Gate, to testify that Shahzadah Khanum, wife of Abu al-Qasim Abu al-Varadi, has broken into and taken possession of the room above a stable located at Sarduzak neighborhood of Shiraz, and now claims its ownership. Seven people have signed the affidavit.
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Dispute between Fath‘ali Khan and Amir Zakariya's peasants, 1855
Regarding the ownership of Amir Zakariya village; the peasants were unable to provide valid documents of ownership. The evidence instead suggested that Najafqulikhan Biglarbaygi from Tabriz had purchased the village from Akhund Mulla Asad Allah. The property then passed on to his inheritors.
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‘Aliyah Khanum's affidavit, 1931
‘Aliyah Khanum asks for the testimony of the people who have knowledge of her father Haji Isma‘il Aqa ‘Arab's belongings. She wants their testimony regarding Haji Isma‘il's partnership with his brother, Haji Muhammad Husayn ‘Arab, who is now in possession of Haji Isma‘il's inheritance after his death, and lists the following as her father's seven inheritors: Zahra Khanum, Taj Khanum, ‘Aliyah Khanum, Sakinah Khanum, Ahmad Aqa, ‘Ali Aqa, and Muhammad Baqir.
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Settlement between Haj Habib's inheritors and Parizad, 1895
Settlement of Haj Habib's inheritors, Muhammad Husayn, Qadir Khanum, Khanum Buzurg, Rubabah, and Gawhar (their mother, who is the guardian of her underaged children, Quli Khan and Balqays Khanum), with Parizad, Haj Sayyid ʻAli's mother, over their share of Bazlabad village for seventy-two Ottoman lira.
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Affidavit, 1895
Affidavit of a few religious scholars confirming the right of Muhammad Husayn, known as Aqa Pasha son of Haj Habib, to receive half of Mahi Khanum's assets, which he did not receive even after filing a case with the government. Four men, named Muhammad son of ʻAli, Amin al-Raʻaya Muhammad al-Musavi, Mirza ʻAli Hakim [the physician], and Malik al-Tujjar, have sealed the affidavit.
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Power of attorney to get inheritance, 1906
Power of attorney given to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, son of Haji Muhammad Hasan from Shiraz, by Khavar Sultan, daughter of Muhammad Khan and wife of Mashhadi Nasir from Shiraz to last up to six months from the time of this contract in order to get back the inherited house of her deceased husband. The house should have been transferred to Khavar Sultan and her children, but Muhammad Husayn Ghali-furush [the rug dealer] has usurped it. Dated August 14, 1906
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Petition for collecting possessions, 1914
Mashhadi Muhammad Hasan, son of the late Mashhadi Muhammad Husayn, claims that the late Sahib Sultan (his brother's wife and daughter of Haji Isma‘il from Qasr al-Dasht) had settled all her belongings with him, but Sughra Sultan (wife of Hasan ‘Ali from Qasr al-Dasht and sister of the late Aqa [illegible]) has usurped them.