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About Bibi Kuchak Khanum's property, 1879

The document reads in part: Haji Muhammad Riza, the merchant from Khurasan, acknowledged that he had settled his property, including his ownership share of Zarkish farm, to his deceased wife, Bibi Kuchak Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Karbalayi Muhammad Zargar. The deceased lady settled all her belongings to her daughter's son, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Hasan. Haji Mulla Nawruz ʻAli (known as Fazil Bastami) testifies that all the property mentioned should be owned by this grandchild, and that whoever confiscated it should return it. Written in August 18, 1879.
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Affidavit, 1802

The document reads, in part: "It is stated that Gul Bibi, the wife of Sayyid Jaʻfar, was previously the wife of the deceased Mir ʻAbd al-Ghaffar. The deceased Mirza Abu al-Hasan had previously calculated the value of Mir ʻAbd al-Ghaffar's belongings and realized that all the properties were equal to Mir ʻAbd al-Ghaffar's wife's mahr and, based on shariʻah law, he had given them all to her. The affiants should write their names and seal this document so that it becomes valid. December 1802 or January 1803." On the margin, Jahan Banu and Hasan have testified as affiants."
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Affidavit, 1853

The document reads, in part: "It is stated that Khanum Buzurg, the daughter of the deceased Muhammad ʻAli Khan [from] Dawdangah and the wife of Sayyid Muhammad (son of the deceased Sayyid Jaʻfar Razavi), has passed away. Her inheritors are two daughters and a son. She had inherited belongings (cows, sheep, and some properties) from her father. Now that the guardian of these children is their father, Sayyid Muhammad, the property inherited by the children should be given to him. Whoever knows about the truth of these lines should write their name and seal on the verso in order for this...
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Affidavit, 1853

The document reads in part: "It is stated that the shares of inheritance from the deceased Muhammad ʻAli Khan are, in total, nine, after subtracting his mother's share; of these, six shares belong to his three sons and three shares belong to his three daughters. From the death of Muhammad ʻAli Khan to this date, 1853 or 1854, twenty seven years have passed, in which all the property was in the hands of his sons. It was in the possession of Muhammad Khan for ten years and the possession of Ibrahim Khan and the deceased Aqa Jaʻfar for seventeen years. His sons did not give their sisters their...
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Bibi Baygum's stipend, 1887-1888

Haji Mulla Muhammad ʻAli the treasurer received [and] gave 5000 dinars and 15 mans [each man is three kilograms] of bread to me, Bibi Baygum, the daughter of the deceased Mirza ʻAbd al-ʻAli, for the month of Rabiʻ al-Sani 1305 AH [17 December 1887 to 14 January 1888].
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Bibi Fatimah's stipend, 1924

The document reads: "the guardians of the Astan-i Quds received for 13 tumans and 3000 dinars in cash and two kharvars [each kharvar is equal to 100 mans, roughly 300 kilograms] for my (Bibi Fatimah's) stipend."
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Copy of a marriage contract between Kulsum and Akhund Mulla Qasim, 1858

Copy of a marriage contract between Kulsum, daughter of Akhund Mulla Husayn, and Akhund Mulla Qasim, son of Karbalayi ʻAli Muhammad, with a mahr of 800 Nasiri rials, which includes: half a share of the twelve shares of Karizak farm, worth 40 tumans, part of a property in Nayshabur, worth 10 tumans, 16 tumans in cash for clothes, gold worth 8 tumans, six mans [each man is three kilograms] of copper worth six tumans.
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Divorce affidavit, 1851

The document reads: "It has been asked that those faithful and righteous people who are knowledgeable and benevolent testify that on September 6, 1851, I was present at Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad's house and Sara, known as Kuchak Khanum, the daughter of Mulla ʻAbd Allah Jadid al-Islam, was also present and transferred all of her mahr, which was 60 tumans and 20 misqal gold, to me and I divorced her instead and left the divorce contract by Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad." On the margin: "The wife mentioned was divorced by her husband in the presence of the claimant, foregoing her mahr. The divorce document...
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Divorce contract of Fatimah, 1829

Divorce contract of Fatimah, the daughter of Nasir Turk and unconsummated wife of Ibrahim, son of Ismaʻil Buyuk Sadati.
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Divorce settlement of Kanz and Rajabʻali Bayg, 1901

Rajabʻali Bayg, the son of Ghulamhusayn Bayg, divorces his wife, Kanz, the daughter of Ustad Khudadlu, and he gives half of the inherited house of his father, a share of a spring known as Rajabʻali spring, and 10 rials to the wife. It is mentioned that if the husband wants to marry her again, he should first pay her the entire mahr.

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