The Order of Intestate Succession in ihe Uzbek Khanates
https://doi.org/10.17803/2542-2472.2022.23.3.076-080
Abstract
The Order of Intestate Succession in the Uzbek Khanates The article examines the system of succession in the Uzbek khanates in the 16th-19th centuries. The author explains the principles of Muslim law in the field of inheritance relations, determines the circle of persons called to inherit, describes the order and sequence of intestate succession and categories of heirs (Faradites and Asabites) established by Sharia norms. The paper explains the procedure for inheritance opening, the procedure for determining and accounting for the hereditary mass, and the division of inherited property. The role of the kazia (notary judge) and the staff of the kazihana involved in the procedure of allocating the shares of each heir and drawing up a single tariq-khati document for all heirs (act of division of estate]. The paper examines the procedure for establishing guardianship (mutavalli) over minor heirs. The circle of persons appointed by the guardians and the require- ments imposed on them are determined. The procedure for coordinating the guardian appointed by the kazi with the aksakal and mullah of the area of the estate or residence of the person under guardianship. There are cases when it is possible to appoint two or more guardians. The paper describes the procedure for controlling disposal of the property of the person under guardianship and the procedure for termination of guardianship.
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About the Author
Yu. F. Lunev
State and Law, Witte Moscow University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yuriy F. Lunev, Postgraduate Student, Department of Theory and History
2-y Kozhukhovskiy proezd, d. 12, str. 1, Moscow, 115432
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Lunev Yu.F. The Order of Intestate Succession in ihe Uzbek Khanates. Russian Law Online. 2022;(3):76-80. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17803/2542-2472.2022.23.3.076-080
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