Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Petition by Khavar Sultan Khanum's attorney, 1927

Petition by Khavar Sultan Khanum's attorney, 1927

‘Abbas al-Husayni Kawdani, the attorney of Khavar Sultan Khanum (daughter of Mahdi Sulayman from Ruzvah), writes a petition to Aqa Mulla Ghulamhusayn regarding the property disputes between Khavar Sultan Khanum and the inheritors of Karbalayi Nigahdar Bayg (Aqa ‘Abbas Quli Bayg represents himself and the other inheritors). Khavar Khanum claims that her property, partly given to her by her late husband, Mahmud, and recorded in her marriage contract, and the rest inherited through her father, was entrusted to her husband without any formal settlement or compensation. Now, this property, after Mahmud’s death, is in the hands of Karbalayi Nigahdar Bayg’s inheritors. Khavar Khanum’s attorney requests a resolution to this dispute. On the margin, Aqa Mulla Ghulamhusayn has written his verdict, ruling that the property recorded in Khavar Khanum’s marriage contract should be settled for forty tumans and one hundred and fifty mans [unit of weight] of wheat, and she should forego the remainder.

Item Details

  • Date 1 August 1927
  • Dimensions 33.5 x 21 cm
  • Collections Amir Hossein Nikpour
  • Repository Amir Hossein Nikpour Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 26 October 2016
  • Last Edited 7 December 2016
  • Record no. 14142A136
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