Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Settlements of Mushir al-Dawlah, Quds al-Dawlah, and Zahra Khanum, 1882 to 1900

Settlements of Mushir al-Dawlah, Quds al-Dawlah, and Zahra Khanum, 1882 to 1900

1-Description of transactions and successions of ownership of properties in Tuysirkan: settlement between Mirza Nasr Allah Khan and Ja‘far Quli Khan on the letterhead of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The properties of Qanbar ‘Ali Khan Sa‘d al-Dawlah was inherited by his wife, Naz Baygum Khanum and his three sons, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan, Mirza Ja‘far Quli Khan, and Khan Baba Khan. Naz Baygum Khanum purchased Muhammad ‘Ali Khan’s share and her properties were inherited by her son Khan Baba Khan and her three daughters: Huma Khanum, Turan Khanum, and Iran Khanum. After Iran Khanum’s death, Khan Baba Khan purchased his other sisters’ shares. He later sold his property to Mirza Nasr Allah Khan and with this settlement, Nasr Allah Khan sold his share to Mirza Ja‘far Quli Khan (February 6, 1882); 2- Nasr Allah Khan transfers a property to his wife, Hafiyyah Khanum Quds al-Dawlah (February 6 and 7, 1895); 3-Nasr Allah Khan transfers two third of his properties in Tuysirkan, which he shared with I‘tizad Nizam, to his daughter, Zahra Khanum, in exchange for fifteen thousand tumans. This transaction was confirmed by Shaykh ‘Ali Akbar and Shaykh Hadi [Najmabadi] and the contract was written by Saham al-Dawlah (July 10, 1900); 4- Nasr Allah Khan transfers one sixth of a property (mentioning that this is the remaining part of a property that he had transferred to his daughter a few months earlier with a settlement written by I‘tizad Nizam) to his wife, Hafiyyah Khanum Guds al-Dawlah, in exchange for six thousand tumans (July 10, 1900). The document is accompanied by an envelope with I‘tizad Nizam’s seal.

Item Details

  • Date 6 February 1882 - 21 December 1900
  • Collections ʻAbd al-ʻAli Sultani Mutlaq, Tehran Notary 25 Museum
  • Repository Tehran Notary 25 Museum and ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sultani Mutlaq
  • Restrictions Use of collection materials for publication purposes must cite "Tehran Notary 25 Museum and ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sultani Mutlaq" as current repository.
  • Accessed 7 March 2014
  • Last Edited 25 June 2014
  • Record no. 1258A42
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