Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Settlement of Layli with Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, 1920

Settlement of Layli with Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, 1920

Settlement between Layli, the daughter of Muhammad Vali Bayg, and Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, in which she settles all of her belongings–clothes, dishes, cash and bonds, properties, and household furnishings–for some salt and pennies in order for Mirza Muhammad ʻAli to spend 11 tumans for taʻziyah and 10 tumans for prayers [to be said for her] after her death. After payment of the religious tithe, he should spend the rest on taʻziyah for Imam Husayn.

Item Details

  • Date 28 September 1920
  • Collections Astan-i Quds
  • Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 14 January 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14126A40
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