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Will of ‘Abbas Mirza Nayib al-Saltanah
Will of ‘Abbas Mirza Nayib al-Saltanah, son of Asiyah Khanum and Fath‘ali Shah, regarding the location of his burial, and dividing of his properties and jewels. He also wishes for the freedom of the captives of Khurasan from the hands of the Turkmans and the Uzbaks.
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Will of I‘tizad al-Saltanah, 1873
Will of ‘Ali Quli Mirza I‘tizad al-Saltanah, son of Fath ‘Ali Shah, in which, he introduces Shahzadah Mu‘tamad al-Dawlah as the administrator of his will and his wife, mother of Muhammad Husayn Mirza and Shahzadah Khanum Banu, [Sultan Khanum], as the guardian of her children and the supervisor of the administration of the will.
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Ashraf Amini's will, 1952
Will of Ashraf al-Muluk Amini (Fakhr al-Dawlah), daughter of Surur al-Saltanah and Muzaffar al-Din Shah, and wife of Muhsin Amin al-Dawlah, in which she states that she has divided most of her possessions among her children during her lifetime and states the following: 1- to follow god and the religion of Islam, 2- to be patriotic, 3- to be united with each other, 4- the brothers and sister should avoid any dispute over the division of my belongings as I take responsibility over it and they should avoid any interference by others. What is left after me minus my own part which is a third of...
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‘Abd al-Karim's will, 1895
The will of ‘Abd al-Karim Sahib Dihdashti, the merchant from Shiraz and son of Muhammad Ibrahim Dihdashti the merchant. He has appointed the following four people as the executors of his will and as the guardians for his underage children: Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali (son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin Shirazi the merchant), his [‘Abd al-Karim's] wife (daughter of Mirza Muhammad Riza Dihdashti the merchant), Haj Sayyid Isma‘il Shabankarah the merchant (son of Sayyid ‘Ali Shabankarah and resident of Bushihr), and Haj Ghulam ‘Ali Bihbahani the merchant (son of Mashhadi Riza the merchant). ‘Abd al-Karim has...
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Wills of Iskandar Khan, 1904 to 1908
1- In his will, dated October 20, 1904, Haj Iskandar Khan Yavar has appointed Aqa Mir Asad Allah and Aqa Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Aqa Mirza Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar the executors of his and his wife's wills and Mulla Isma‘il Shaykh al-Islam as their overseer. According to a separate document, he has given a fifth of his belongings, including properties, household furnishings, clothing, and the mahr to his wife [Baygum Khanum]. Of what remains, after deducting his debts, a third should be spent on: thirty years of prayers and fasts on his behalf, the Hajj, his burial in Najaf, and charity. The...
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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.
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Will of Haji Mahdi Aqa, 1904
Haji Mahdi Aqa the merchant from Salmas, the son of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim the merchant, has assigned his nephew, Haji Mirza Aqa Muhammad Riza the merchant, as the executor of his will and Haji ‘Ali Aqa the merchant as the overseer. They are responsible for paying his debts and determining one-third of his belongings to be spent on the religious expenses of his will. The interest from the rest of his belongings goes to all the inheritors for ten years, after which the land will belong to his older sons and his daughters will be able to reside in the houses within the gardens. The younger sons...
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Ismaʻil ʻImad al-Mamalik's will, 1921
The will of [Ismaʻil ʻImad al-Mamalik] son of [Ahmad ʻImad al-Mamalik] about dividing all his properties in Tehran and Tafrish as well as his deceased wife’s property, mahr, and dowry among his children: Taj al-Muluk [Bahrami], Nimtaj [Safavi], Abu al-Qasim, Ashraf al-Muluk, Sharif al-Muluk [Bahrami], ʻAbd Allah, ʻIsa, Fazl Allah, and Sharafat al-Saltanah [Sharafat Bahrami]. Ismaʻil ʻImad al-Mamalik advises his children on several issues, encouraging them to be kind to each other and support their younger and single siblings, take care of their disabled sister (Ashraf al-Muluk), spend...
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Will of ‘Abbas Khvajah-nuri
‘Abbas Khvajah-nuri's will and certificate of guardianship for his son; Mirza ‘Abbas Khan, son of Mirza Nabi Khan, at the age of fifty declares his inheritors as his wife, Fatimah Khanum (daughter of Shaykh ‘Abd Allah), his eighteen-year-old daughter, Quds Iran, and his deranged son, Mahdi Khan known as Jahan Shah and currently called Javad Khan. He designates Fatimah Khanum as the executor of his will and guardian of Javad Khan. ‘Abbas Khan transfers the ownership of his household goods to his wife to compensate for the wear and tear of her dowry in his house. His properties include the...
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Settlement and will of Haji Mulla Husayn, 1882
The document reads in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled 1500 tumans and a man [three kilograms] of salt with his three sons, Aqa Mirza Muhammad Riza Khadim, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Baqir, and Aqa Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli. If the settlor dies, these sons, Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli, should, when their mother (Haji Mulla Husayn's permanent wife) is informed, pay the expenses for the burial, funeral, religious tithes and duties, and rawzah using the settled money with Aqa Muhammad Riza. The changes in the two wills were confirmed by the testator when he was alive. If the...
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