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Petition by Mir Kazim the grocer
Mir Kazim the grocer writes to Hujjat al-Islam to tell him that he had to sell his sugar cube shop to provide for his family, that he has lost all his capital, and while he has opened a grocery shop, he is still unable to afford the cost of living, despite having sold his household furnishings, and even his wife's clothing, three years ago. He has been so desperate that has even pondered killing himself and his family. He requests assistance.
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Power of attorney to get inheritance, 1911
Power of attorney given by Bibi Sughra Sultan, daughter of the late Karbalayi Muhammad Kazim from Shiraz, to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin in order to get her the inheritance of her underage son, Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim, from his late father, Haji Muhammad ‘Alaqah-band (silk dealer)
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Marriage contract between Zinat al-Nisaʼ Khanum with Aqa Muhammad Sadiq, 1854
Marriage contract between Zinat al-Nisaʼ Khanum, the daughter of Aqa ʻAli, and Muhammad Sadiq, the son of Mirza Husayn, on June 23, 1854. The mahr includes 30 tumans cash, a room's carpets, including a rug and a pair of felt rugs, a qalamkar bed covering, parts of some gardens and one sixth of a dyer's shop. These properties were part of the bridegroom's mother's mahr but went on to be included in the bride's mahr. On the verso there are two settlements: the first is between the bride [Zinat al-Nisaʼ Khanum] and her paternal uncle, Aqa Mirza Husayn, dated June 23, 1854, regarding some...
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Power of attorney to execute a will, 1925
Power of attorney given by Haji ‘Ali Riza Baqqal [the grocer] to his wife (daughter of the late Haji ‘Abbas Baqqal) and his oldest son, Karbalayi Muhammad, in order to execute his will and divide his possessions
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Deposition of Rubabah, Kulsum, and Halimah Khatun, 1918
Deposition of Rubabah Khanum, Kulsum Khanum, and Halimah Khatun Khanum, daughters of the late Mashhadi Isma‘il Sandali-saz (chair-maker), regarding receiving their share of paternal and maternal inheritance from their brother, Aqa Mahmud, including household furnishings, copperware, dishes, clothing, and the shop's assets, with the exception of two pieces of land. They have settled their share with him in exchange for some nabat (crystal sugar). The two pieces of land remains shared by the siblings and its income will be divided among them.
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Deposition about shares of inheritance and a will
Draft by Mashhadi Lutf‘ali and Mashhadi Ghulam ‘Ali, sons of the late Mashhadi Ghulam Riza, confirming their shares of their father's inheritance; additionally, Mashhadi Lutf‘ali confirms that his permanent wife, Khanum Safi, is the executor of his will and the guardian of his underage children, and if he dies before pilgrimages to Mecca and the shrines in Iraq, his wife, with his brother's supervision, should take his body to burry in Vadi al-Salam in Najaf.
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Two settlements with Hajiyah Zivar Sultan, 1904
Settlement of Hajiyah Zivar Sultan, daughter of the late Haji Muhammad Hasan Tajir [the merchant] from Shiraz known as Salih, with Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin and the children of the late Haji Muhammad (Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim, Khanum Batul, and Khanum Malik) over a house known as Tarf-i Buzurg and half of a house known as Tarf-i Kuchak in Shiraz; and a settlement between Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin on behalf of himself and on behalf of the children of the late Karbalayi Muhammad Kazim (Bibi Sahib Sultan, Bibi Rubab Sultan, Shaykh Ghulam Riza, Bibi Sughra Sultan, and Bibi Qamar Khanum) with Hajiyah Zivar...
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Parvin and Nasrin Rostami's interview
An interview with Parvin and Nasrin Rostami, conducted on June 24, 2013 by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, in which they share memories of their family members including their mother, Aqdas Gharbi, their grandmother, Batul Sharqi, and their grandfather, Nasr Allah Gharbi.
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- ‘Uzra Khanum Sharqi(1)
- ‘Ismat Khanum (daughter of Taj Sultan Khanum)(1)
- Zivar Khanum (daughter of Taj Sultan Khanum)(1)
- Zinat al-Nisaʼ (daughter of Aqa ʻAli)(1)
- Zarrin Taj Sharqi(1)
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- Muhammad Sadiq (son of Mirza Husayn)(1)
- Mirza Husayn (Shahdad Fazeli collection)(1)
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- Iran Khanum Sharqi(1)
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- Gawhar Taj Khanum Sharqi(1)
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- Aqdas Gharbi(1)
- Aqa ‘Abbas Khan Sharqi(1)
- Aqa ʻAli (Shahdad Fazeli collection)(1)
- Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Gharbi(1)
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