Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Stipend of the Russian woman and her children, 1900-1901

Stipend of the Russian woman and her children, 1900-1901

This stipend is for the months of Rajab, Sha‘ban, and Ramazan in 1900-1901 and, reads, in part: “Received by Nasir al-Tawliyah and given to the Jadid al-Islam [recently converted to Islam] Russian woman and her children for the month of Rajab 1318 AH [25 October to 23 November 1900]; 2000 dinars in cash and 30 mans [each man is three kilograms] of bread.” “Received by Nasir al-Tawliyah and given to the Jadid al-Islam [recently converted to Islam] Russian woman and her children for the month of Shaʻban 1318 AH [24 November to 22 December 1900]; 2000 dinars in cash and 30 mans [each man is three kilograms] of bread.” “Received by Nasir al-Tawliyah and given to the Jadid al-Islam [recently converted to Islam] Russian woman and her children for the month of Ramazan 1318 AH [23 December 1900 to 21 January 1901]: two tumans and 5000 dinars in cash and 30 mans [each man is three kilograms] of bread.”

Item Details

  • Date October or November 1900 - December 1900 or January 1901
  • Collections Astan-i Quds
  • Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 18 January 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14126A121
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