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Widowed woman from Astarabad asks for financial support
A widowed woman from Astarabad who lived in Tehran asked for financial support.
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Payment by Hajiyah Khanum, 1916
Hajiyah Khanum paid twenty tumans in charity for the late Haji Iskandar Khan's lapsed religious duties
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Settlement between Shams al-Dawlah and Amir Aʻzam
Property settlement concerning the villages of Qalʻah Naw and Kalatah Khvan between Hajiyah Khanum Shams al-Dawlah, daughter of Sultan Ahmad Mirza ʻAzud al-Dawlah and wife of Nasir al-Din Shah, and her nephew, Nusrat Allah Mirza Amir Aʻzam.
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Gawhari Khanum's will, 1923
Gawhari Khanum (daughter of Haj Zu al-Riyasatayn) makes her daughter, Batul Khanum, the executor of her will so that after Gawhari Khanum's death Batul Khanum has to sell the three-sixths of the mills in Murad Bak valley, or buy that share, and spend the money for the expenses in the year of Gawhari Khanum's death. Seven hundred tumans of subtenancy should be paid for fifty years of fasts and prayers. Five hundred tumans should be paid for the expenses of carrying the corpse to the holy cities in Iraq. If this was not possible, the corpse should be carried to Qum and be burried next to the...
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Dispute about Fatimah Khanum's share of inheiritance
1- Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim, transferred all of her inheritance from her father, including properties, a spring, houses, and household furnishings, to her brother, Husaynquli, in exchange for 15 tumans. But, she has not received the money, for which reason Husaynquli is responsible for burying her in Karbalaʼ or Najaf, or, if that is not possible, to use it for charity and prayers after her death (1919); 2- ‘Abd Allah, the son of Karbalayi Muhammad, on behalf of Lutf‘ali, the son of Fatimah Khanum, claims that Lutf‘ali's maternal uncle, Husaynquli, has taken...
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Mashhadi Habib's will, 1921
Mashhadi Habib, the son of the late Husayn ‘Amu, appoints his younger brother, Ni‘mat, as the executor of his will and Karbalayi ‘Askar, the son of ‘Ali Pasha, as the overseer while he [Mashhadi Habib] travels to Karbalaʼ. They are responsible for giving ten mans [unit of area] of his share of a garden to his wife, Munavvar, as her mahr. A third of his belongings should be in Ni‘mat's hands for use on khums, the payment of his debts, ta‘ziyah, and charity.
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Group Portrait
Founders of Tehran branch of Societé Nawnahalan (Children's Savings Fund); from left, standing: Mirza Mohammed Tabib, Miss Lillian Kappes, and Mirza Nur al-Din; seated: Susan Moody and Qudsiyah Ashraf Khanum