Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Regarding a settlement between ‘Ali Asghar and his daughter Khadijah, 1891

Regarding a settlement between ‘Ali Asghar and his daughter Khadijah, 1891

According to a separate settlement, dated 1879, ‘Ali Asghar, son of Haji Muhammad Taqi Baqqal [the grocer], settles all his properties and a small house endowed by his father along with parts of the Jalal Abad farm near Kirman, to his daughter, Khadijah. Ghulam Husayn, his nephew, also has signed it. Here, in the first document, in 1891, a condition is added that whenever ‘Ali Asghar’s child from his temporary wife reaches adulthood, Khadijah Khanum pays her/him forty tumans. In the next documents, the validity of the 1879 settlement has been confirmed. Since Ghulam Husayn’s settlement with his paternal aunt has occurred after the original settlement, it is not valid and the aunt may not have any claims on the mentioned farm.