Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Settlement of inheritors of Khvurshid Khanum and Sultan Khanum with Iskandar Khan's inheritors, 1915

Settlement of inheritors of Khvurshid Khanum and Sultan Khanum with Iskandar Khan's inheritors, 1915

The inheritors of Khvurshid Khanum and Sultan Khanum (the daughters of Iskandar Khan Hashtrudi), Mirza Faridun Khan and Parviz Khan (sons of Khvurshid Khanum), Ghulam‘ali Khan and Husaynquli Khan the Colonel (sons of Khvurshid Khanum’s daughter), Asad Allah Khan Yavar, Buyuk Khan Yavar, Mahdi Khan, and Ghafur Khan Ziya’ al-Sultan (sons of Sultan Khanum), claim the ownership of a property in the village of Chibni, which is currently in the possession of Habib Allah Sultan (the brother of Iskandar Khan the Colonel), Haji Baygum Khanum (Iskandar Khan’s wife), and Taj Amal Khanum (his sister). Buyuk Khan Yavar and Mirza Mahdi Khan (representing themselves) and Aqa Mir ‘Ata’ Allah Majd al-Sadat (on behalf of the rest of inheritors) have settled the dispute over the property and the accrued revenues of the past years, in exchange for four hundred tumans and some nabat [crystal candy]. On the margin, inheritors have approved this settlement and it has been registered at the Justice Department of Azarbayjan.

Item Details

  • Date 3 July 1915
  • Notes

    There are two copies of the same document, one mentioning that Mahdi Muntasir Lashkar keeps hold of a copy.

  • Dimensions 36 x 22 cm; 33.5 x 22 cm
  • Collections Amir Hossein Nikpour
  • Repository Amir Hossein Nikpour Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 22 November 2016
  • Last Edited 7 December 2016
  • Record no. 14142A235
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