Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Dividing Muhammad Mahdi's belongings among his two wives and children, 1930

Dividing Muhammad Mahdi's belongings among his two wives and children, 1930

Settlement among the inheritors of Haji Muhammad Mahdi the merchant from Kazirun, the son of Haji Muhammad, who are his two wives, Fatimah Sultan (the daughter of Haji Muhammad Isma‘il) and Khanum Zahra Baygum (the daughter of Mirza Abu Talib) and a son and four daughters: Haji Muhammad Kazim and the late Khanum Amiri (the children of Fatimah Sultan), Ruh Angiz Khanum, Mihr Angiz Khanum, and Ruqiyah Sultan Khanum (the daughters of Zahra Baygum). Before his death, Haji Muhammad Mahdi had transferred some of his properties to his son, Haji Muhammad Kazim. This included two attached houses in the Maydan-i Shah neighborhood of Shiraz, part of an orchard in Qasr al-Dasht, and half of a garden. After his father’s death, Haji Muhammad Kazim settled part of these properties to Ruh Angiz Khanum, Mihr Angiz Khanum, Ruqiyah Sultan Khanum and another part to Khanum Amiri. A short while after Haji Muhammad Mahdi’s death, Khanum Amiri passed away and her inheritor was Zahra Baygum. When Haji Muhammad Kazim died, his inheritors were his wife, Shari‘at al-Zaman, and his two sons, Haji Muhammad Taqi and Aqa Muhammad Hadi. According to this settlement the belongings of Haji Muhammad Mahdi have been divided among the inheritors mentioned above. These properties include bath houses, gardens, shops, and other pieces of lands.

Item Details

  • Date 1 October 1930
  • Dimensions 321 x 20.5 cm
  • Collections Banu Badr al-Shari‘ah ‘Alavi (Imami)
  • Repository Banu Badr al-Shari‘ah ‘Alavi (Imami) Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 29 January 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14130A20
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