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Letter from ‘Ismat Khanum to Iran-i naw, 1910
‘Ismat, daughter of Haji Ghafur Nanva (baker), writes about helping people of Ardabil by using her own mahr
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Settlement between Khanum Sultan and Aqa Baygum, 1911
After Nayib Ibrahim, son of Haji Muhammad Baqir from Khuzan, died without leaving a will, there was a dispute between Nayib Ibrahim's wife Khanum Sultan, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Hasan from Andan, and Nayib Ibrahim's daughter Aqa Baygum, wife of ‘Abd al-Rahman. Khanum Sultan demanded her share of the inheritance and what was hers according to her marriage contract. This settlement is between Mirza Aqa ‘Ali Akbar, on behalf of Khanum Sultan, and Aqa Mirza ‘Ali Muhammad, on behalf of Aqa Baygum, over Khanum Sultan's share of the inheritance, her mahr, and the gold mentioned in her marriage...
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Letter from Khanum Kuchak to Iran-i naw, 1910
Khanum Kuchak, daughter of Shaykh Aqa from Astarabad offers her present (a pair of earrings) as well as fifty tumans from her mother's mahr as donations for ʻIraq [-i ʻajam (Arak)]
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Will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, 1896
The will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, the Prayer Imam, assigning his underage son, Shaykh Mahmud, as the executor of his will. Since Shaykh Mahmud is underage, his nephews, Shaykh Husayn and Mirza Baqir, should intervene in the affairs until he grows up. The will includes Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin's debts, and the designation of one-third of his properties to pay to someone to fast and pray on his behalf and on behalf of some of his family members.
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Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, 1912
Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, who has appointed his brother, Habib Allah Khan Sultan, as the executor of the will, and his wife [Hajiyah Baygum Khanum], the daughter of Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, as the overseer. One-fifth of his belongings, including animals, household furnishings, clothing, and jewelry, goes to his wife as her mahr and other prerogatives. After deducting his debts, one-third of the remainings should be spent for his burial in Najaf, fasts and prayers, and charity. What remains will be divided among the inheritors.