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Receipt for partial Settlement over alimony by Tuba Khanum, 1929

Receipt for partial settlement over alimony by Tuba Khanum, known as Shams al-Muluk, daughter of Haji Mirza ʻAbd al-Muttalib Adib Kashani, admitting the receiving of alimony from her husband, Aqa Mirza ʻAli Khan Mahmudi.
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Jahan Khanum's claim to her share of inheritance, 1901-1904

In 1901 or 1902, Muhammad Mirza (originally from Yerevan and a resident of Sanandaj) writes in his will while in Karbalaʼ and on his way to pilgrimage to Mecca, declaring that part of his property should be sent to ʻAtabat. After his death, Jahan Khanum from Kurdistan asks for her share of the inheritance, claiming that she is his only inheritor, but this claim needs to be proven in the presence of a religious judge. The item includes documents such as Muhammad Riza's will, the division of his property, a copy of a document acknowledging Jahan Khanum as an inheritor, Muhammad Mirza's wives'...
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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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Correspondence regarding Ruqiyah's disobedience, 1915-1916

In one document Ruqiyah, the wife is banned from leaving the house without her husband's permission. In the other, Mahdi Khan, the husband, complains about her disobedience to Muhammad al-Husayni.
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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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Letter from Karbalayi Baqir

Letter from Karbalayi Baqir to Aqa regarding the triple divorce settlement of a woman, in his office/presence, and payment of the alimony during the waiting period under the condition that the woman stays with a Sayyidah woman who is his neighbor. The previous night he noticed that the woman was not with Sayyidah, and had claimed that she had Aqa's permission to go anywhere she wanted. He inquires about this claim and informs Aqa that if the woman were not entrusted to an honorable person, he did not wish to be responsible for her.
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Letter of attorney about alimony for Haji Ghulam Husayn's daughter, 1916

Letter written by the attorney of Haji Ghulam Husayn Zari‘ [the farmer] to Hujjat al-Islam Ra’is al-‘Ulama’ regarding the amount of money that Mirza Lutf Allah paid to Haji Ghulam Husayn as alimony for Haji Ghulam Husayn's daughter (which had to be paid by Mirza ‘Abbas Khan, son of Mirza Lutf Allah Naqqash [the painter]), but Haji Ghulam Husayn refused to accept. The receiver responds that the amount not accepted by Haji Ghulam Husayn was one hundred and forty tumans, but the alimony was more than that.
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Power of attorney to collect alimony, 1920

Power of attorney given by Hamdam Khanum, wife of Mirza Muhammad Ja‘far Khan and daughter of the late ‘Inayat Allah Khan (resident of Ishaq Bayg neighborhood), to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin Saham al-Shari‘ah (resident of Sarbagh) in order to negotiate with her husband about her alimony and cost of clothing
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Istifta’ about pregnancy and temporary marriage

Taymur asks a Muslim cleric if a woman who is in her fourth month of pregnancy during a temporary marriage could, after the end of the marriage, ask for alimony until giving birth.

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Receipt for partial Settlement over alimony by Tuba Khanum, 1929

Jahan Khanum's claim to her share of inheritance, 1901-1904

Settlement between Gawhar Taj Khanum and her mother, Tuba Khanum, 1912

Correspondence regarding Ruqiyah's disobedience, 1915-1916

Power of attorney from Gawhar Taj Khanum to her uncle, Mashhadi Baqir Zanjani, 1918

Report on execution of the will of Valiyah Khanum, ca. 1861

Letter from Karbalayi Baqir

Letter of attorney about alimony for Haji Ghulam Husayn's daughter, 1916

Power of attorney to collect alimony, 1920

Istifta’ about pregnancy and temporary marriage

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Receipt for partial Settlement over alimony by Tuba Khanum, 1929

Jahan Khanum's claim to her share of inheritance, 1901-1904

Settlement between Gawhar Taj Khanum and her mother, Tuba Khanum, 1912

Correspondence regarding Ruqiyah's disobedience, 1915-1916

Power of attorney from Gawhar Taj Khanum to her uncle, Mashhadi Baqir Zanjani, 1918

Report on execution of the will of Valiyah Khanum, ca. 1861

Letter from Karbalayi Baqir

Letter of attorney about alimony for Haji Ghulam Husayn's daughter, 1916

Power of attorney to collect alimony, 1920

Istifta’ about pregnancy and temporary marriage

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