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1ImagesMarriage contract of Bibi Kuchak and Muhammad Baqir, 1826
Marriage contract of Bibi Kuchak, the daughter of Ustad Husayn Fakhkhar from Yazd, and Muhammad Baqir, son of Hasan (son of Zu al-Fiqar Naqi) with a mahr of 20 tumans, which includes: 10 shares of the shared ownership of a house (the ownership of which was divided into 80 shares), an outfit worth 10 tumans, two-and-a-half Shah-mans [each is six kilograms] of copper worth five tumans, gold, and a carpet for covering a room, worth five tumans. The groom's mother contributed the gold and the house, his father contributed the carpet, and the rest remain the groom's debt.
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1ImagesMarriage contract of Khanum Kuchak and Muhammad ʻAli, 1829
Marriage contract of Khanum Kuchak, the daughter of Nasir, and Muhammad ʻAli, the son of Ramazan ʻAli, with a mahr of: a part of an oak garden known as ʻAli ʻAbbas, 10 Shah-mans [each equals six kilograms] of copper for 18 tumans, gold, and carpets to cover a room for 10 tumans, an outfit for 30 tumans, a silver mirror, and 30 tumans for [buying] a house.
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1ImagesDivorce contract of Fatimah, 1829
Divorce contract of Fatimah, the daughter of Nasir Turk and unconsummated wife of Ibrahim, son of Ismaʻil Buyuk Sadati.
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2ImagesMarriage contract of Khayr al-Nisaʼ Baygum and Mirza Zayn al-ʻAbidin, 1814
Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisaʼ Baygum, the daughter of Mir Muhammad ʻAli, and Mirza Zayn al-ʻAbidin, the son of Mirza Jaʻfar, with a mahr of: 12 tumans equal to some crimson gold, 12 mans [each man is three kilograms] of copper, a carpet for two tumans, a set of bedding for one tuman, one sixth of a house located behind the jamiʻ mosque. On June 8, 1845, Sayyid Zayn al-ʻAbidin settled one third of a house, the household furnishings including tableware, carpets, and copper with Khayr al-Nisaʼ Khanum in exchange for her mahr.
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39ImagesPhoto Album of Zuhrah Mihrpur (Saba)
Photo Album of Zuhrah Mihrpur (Saba), the daughter of Mansurah Muqtadir (Jalalat al-Saltanah) and Riza Quli Mihrpur (Mubashshir al-Saltanah); according to the owner of this collection, individuals are pictured as follows: 1- from the left: Fazl Allah Mihrpur and his father, Riza Quli Mihrpur; 2- Fazl Allah; 3- Fazl Allah; 4- Fazl Allah; 5: from the left: Mansurah Muqtadir and her husband, Riza Quli Mihrpur; 6- Mubashshir al-Saltanah's house in Sipah Street [Tehran], from the left, in the back row: Fazl Allah, Zahra Mustawfi, Jalilah (Iran and Rukhsarah's cousin), Iran and Rukhsarah Mihrpur,...
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1ImagesSettlement of Khadijah Sultan Baygum and Raziyah Sultan Baygum with Shaykh Abu Turab, 1826
Properties, located at Ramjard in Fars, had been sold to Shaykh Abu Turab, the son of Shaykh Mufid, according to a previous contract. Now Mirza Abu al-Qasim Mir’ab, son of Mirza Muhammad, on behalf of Khadijah Sultan Baygum and Raziyah Sultan Baygum (Bibi Sahib), the daughters of Mirza Ja‘far (the grandfather of the author of this document), claims that some of these properties are their share of inheritance. Thus, a settlement is signed between Mirza Abu al-Qasim, on behalf of Khadijah Sultan Baygum and Raziyah Sultan Baygum, and Shaykh Abu Turab for sixty tumans compensation.
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2ImagesZahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
An envelope from Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah in Tehran addressed to Nizam al-Saltanah's wife [Khadijah Sultan, Zahra Sultan's mother] in Mashhad, Khurasan.
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1ImagesAffidavit, 1802
The document reads, in part: "It is stated that Gul Bibi, the wife of Sayyid Jaʻfar, was previously the wife of the deceased Mir ʻAbd al-Ghaffar. The deceased Mirza Abu al-Hasan had previously calculated the value of Mir ʻAbd al-Ghaffar's belongings and realized that all the properties were equal to Mir ʻAbd al-Ghaffar's wife's mahr and, based on shariʻah law, he had given them all to her. The affiants should write their names and seal this document so that it becomes valid. December 1802 or January 1803." On the margin, Jahan Banu and Hasan have testified as affiants."
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1ImagesMarriage contract of Shahrbanu and Muhammad ʻAli, 1832
Marriage contract of Shahrbanu, the daughter of Muhammad Baqir, and Muhammad ʻAli, the son of Simaun Bayg from Georgia. The mahr includes: 30 tumans cash, some crimson gold, five shah-mans of copperware, five mans of carpet, kilims and felt worth nine tumans, a set of qalamkar bedding worth five tumans, 20 sheep worth 10 tumans, a female Abyssinian slave worth 10 tumans, one twelfth of a building called Muhammadkhani, some other properties, water use, a mill, and one twelfth of a garden. On June 22, 1847, Shahrbanu settled all of the cash and gold in her mahr for 30 tumans and a shah-man of...
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1ImagesLetter regarding Habib Allah Khan's stipend, 1802
Letter addressed to Sadr-i Sharif regarding the late Habib Allah Khan's stipend and his wife's receipt.
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