Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Settlement between Bibi Baygum and Sayyidah Sultan Baygum, 1924

Settlement between Bibi Baygum and Sayyidah Sultan Baygum, 1924

Settlement between Bibi Baygum, daughter of Mulla Karbalayi Mirza ‘Ali and the second wife of Aqa Sayyid Muhammad, and Sayyidah Sultan Baygum, daughter of Aqa Sayyid Muhammad, over her entitlements, including her mahr, from Aqa Sayyid Muhammad’s inheritance. Her share includes one-fourth of the mahr belonging to the deceased wife of Aqa Sayyid Muhammad, who was the daughter of Mir Salih, and one-seventh of a house Aqa Sayyid Muhammad had inherited from his late mother. In exchange, she received one-seventh of a house, all the furniture of Aqa Sayyid Muhammad’s inherited house, a piece of land, and a Qur’an.

Item Details

  • Date 11 March 1924
  • Dimensions 20.5 x 16.5 cm
  • Collections Nina and Siyamak Mihrdad
  • Repository Nina and Siyamak Mihrdad Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 18 October 2018
  • Last Edited 26 December 2018
  • Record no. 15173A50
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