Which of the following statements are correct in regard to the grants to women? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
1.Abul Fazl speaks of grants held by Irani and Turani women.
2.Jahangir appointed a foster sister of his father as the special official-in-charge of grants to women.
3.The Mazhar-i Shahjahani refers to two categories of chaks of the a'imma, the chak-ha-i musammati (lands held by women) and muzakkarati (held by men).
4.Aurangzeb's farman of 1690 about madad-i ma'ash deprived a daughter of her share if she was married or otherwise provided for, and laid down that a widow might keep her husband's grant for her lifetime.
A1 and 2 only
B1, 3 and 4 only
C2 and 4 only
D1, 2, 3 and 4
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