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Settlement between Gawhar Taj Khanum and her mother, Tuba Khanum, 1912
Settlement transfers all rights of Gawhar Taj Khanum, including her mahr, alimony and dowry to her mother Tuba Khanum in exchange for five shahi and some nabat.
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Power of attorney from Gawhar Taj Khanum to her uncle, Mashhadi Baqir Zanjani, 1918
Power of attorney concerning her alimony and mahr, from Gawhar Taj Khanum to her uncle, Mashhadi Baqir Zanjani, the Tobacco merchant.
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Report on execution of the will of Valiyah Khanum, ca. 1861
Report on execution of the will of Valiyah Khanum, daughter of Fath ‘Ali Shah, in which she lists her debtors and creditors.
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Legal documents regarding marriage and divorce of Maʻsumah Khanum and Karbalayi ʻAbbas, 1927-1929
Marriage contract and divorce settlement of Maʻsumah Khanum and Karbalayi ʻAbbas and two powers of attorney.
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Marriage contract of Kawkab Baygum and Haj ‘Abd Allah, 1880
Marriage contract of Kawkab Baygum, daughter of Haj Sayyid Ahmad, and Haj ‘Abd Allah, son of Haj ‘Ali, with a mahr of eighty tumans, ten tumans of which was given to the bride at the time of the marriage. The rest remains groom's debt. The marriage contract also includes the following conditions: if, in the first fifty years of the marriage, the groom travels for two full years without paying alimony to the bride, the bride can divorce herself and release the groom from paying half of the mahr. Additionally, the groom is not permited to take the bride out of the region without her consent.
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Settlement between Gulrukh Khanum and Aqa Ghulamriza, 1907
Settlement between Gulrukh Khanum, daughter of the late ‘Abd al-Vahhab (from Ishaqabad), and Aqa Ghulamriza, son of the late Haji Mirza Husayn (from Ishaqabad), over Gulrukh Khanum’s rights to her mahr, alimony, and share of inheritance (one-eight), in exchange for sixteen tumans.
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Power of attorney from ‘Ismat Khanum to Aqa Husayn Khan, 1930
‘Ismat Khanum, daughter of Aqa Sayyid ‘Ali from Vidja, gives power of attorney to Aqa Husayn Khan, to claim her mahr and alimony from her husband, ‘Abbas‘ali from Vidja, within three months.
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Divorce settlement and marriage contract
Divorce settlement of Sakinah Sultan, daughter of Siddiq Qanbar ‘Ali, and Karbalayi Muhammad Tupchi, son of deceased Karbalayi Isma‘il (from Kirman Shahan), over waiving her mahr and alimony, till after the waiting period. Should he wish to return within that period, then he must pay her alimony at a daily rate of half a silver qiran. Marriage contract of Raziyah Baygum and Aqa Shaykh Javad. The mahr is sixty tumans, of which thirty tumans were paid to the bride, and the rest remains the groom’s debt.
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Division of Haji Mirza Muhammad's inheritance, 1926
Haji Mirza Muhammad's inheritance has been divided amongst the following: his two wives, Bibi Khatun (daughter of the late Haji Muhammad ‘Ali), and Zaynab Khanum; and his children, Sakinah Sultan (wife of Aqa Sayyid Muhammad), Rubabah Khanum (wife of Aqa Mirza Muhammad), Umm Layli (wife of Aqa Husayn Ibn Hasan Ibn Riza), Aqa Muhammad Husayn, Aqa Murtiza, and Aqa Mustafa and Yahya (his underage sons). It is noted that all his wives’ shares and entitlements, including the mahr and alimony, have been taken into account.
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Power of attorney to get mahr and alimony, 1914
Power of attorney given by Bibi Shawkat Sultan, daughter of Haji Husayn ‘Ali Saqat-furush [the junk seller] and permanent wife of Ibrahim Bazzaz [the draper], to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, known as Saham al-Shari‘ah, in order to get her alimony, cost of clothing, and mahr from her husband, Ibrahim, and his mother