Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Settlement of Karbalayi Husayn and Zahra Khanum, 1897

Settlement of Karbalayi Husayn and Zahra Khanum, 1897

Karbalayi Husayn, the son of ‘Abd Allah, has sold one year’s use of the water from parts of a qanat in the village of Milan to Zahra Khanum in exchange for three tumans and the settlement fee of seven thousand and two hundred dinars (1897); this contract has been renewed twice, for a one-year period each time, in 1898 and 1900, with a settlement fee of four tumans.

Item Details

  • Date 4 September 1897
  • Dimensions 17.5 x 11 cm
  • Collections Reza Sarabi Aqdam
  • Repository Reza Sarabi Aqdam Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 25 August 2016
  • Last Edited 16 September 2016
  • Record no. 14148A13
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