Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Mirza Vali's acknowledgement on receiving his daughter's inheritance

Mirza Vali's acknowledgement on receiving his daughter's inheritance

Mirza Vali Kalantar’s acknowledgement of receiving the inheritance and mahr of his daughter, Nizakat Khanum, wife of Imamquli Mirza. Written on the envelope: “a copy of the telegram from the daughters and wives of the deceased Riza Quli Mirza to Iyalat-i Kubra [governor general] on Amirabad and the reply from Iyalat-i Kubra.” The document reads, in part: “In the name of God, ʻAlijah Mirza Vali Kalantar, of the Muqaddam tribe from Savuj Bulagh, acknowledged that his daughter was Nizakat Khanum, the wife of Imamquli Mirza the ruler, and that he has received his share of her inheritance and mahr and that no other claims remain […].”

Item Details

  • Date 1 June 1905
  • Dimensions Envelope: 12 x 15.5 cm; letter: 22.5 x 19.5 cm
  • Collections Manutchehr Malekqasemi
  • Repository Manutchehr Malekqasemi Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions.
  • Accessed 29 May 2017
  • Last Edited 9 June 2017
  • Record no. 14144A74
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