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Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, 1910
Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Mahdi, and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, the son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin. The mahr is a Qurʼan manuscript valued at five tumans, forty tumans cash, fifteen misqals of pure red gold, six mans [unit of weight] of copperware, carpets and rugs worth twenty five tumans, qalamkar bedding worth six tumans, some pieces of land and orchards, and a walnut tree. These were transferred from Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin to his son, Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, and then became part of the mahr. In August 1911, several testimonies concerning the mahr were added.
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Marriage contract of Raziyah Khanum and Haji Aqa, 1923
Marriage contract of Raziyah Khanum, the daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhsin Aqa, and Haji Aqa, the son of Mashhadi Kazim Aqa the merchant from Tabriz. The mahr is five hundred tumans. According to a note on the margin, Haji Aqa chose Dara Nikpur as his name during the time of the first Pahlavi [Riza Shah]. There is additional family information on the margin.
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Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, 1925
Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Munshi Bashi, and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, the son of Aqa Muhammad Sadiq Aqa the merchant from Kashan. The mahr is a Qurʼan, a Kashmir shawl, a diamond ring, and eight hundred tumans. Part of the mahr has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt. The conditions of the marriage contract are the following: for five years, Qamar Sultan Khanum has the right to divorce if her husband is absent for more than a year, or does not pay living expenses. The groom also promises that for fifty years he will...
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Marriage contract of Haji Maryam Baygum and Haj Sadiq, 1862
Marriage contract of Haji Maryam Baygum, the daughter of Aqa Sayyid Ismaʻil, and Haj Sadiq, the son of Aqa ʻAbd Allah from Kirman. The mahr is twenty two tumans and five thousand dinars. The bride has the following conditions: her husband should take her to Mashhad and pay the costs and it is also his duty to pay for her burial in Mashhad.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Sayyid Javad Aqa, 1916
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Akhund Mulla Muhammad ʻAli Aqa Iʻtimad al-Zakirin, and Aqa Sayyid Javad Aqa, the son of Haji Sayyid Hasan from Isfahan. The mahr, which includes forty tumans, a gold ring worth five tumans, and a printed volume of the Qur’an priced at four thousand dinars, remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali, 1885
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mirza Fath Allah, and Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali, the son of Akhund Mulla Riza. The mahr is fifty tumans and a Qur’an priced at five thousand rials.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan Khanum and Safar Quli Bayg, 1911
Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Muhammad Ismaʻil from Yusuf Abad, and Aqa Safar Quli Bayg, the son of Aqa Rustamʻali Bayg the resident of Lak village. The mahr is forty tumans, of which ten tumans has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Zahra Khanum and Yusuf Aqa, 1907
Marriage contract of Zahra Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mashhadi ‘Ali, and Aqa Yusuf Aqa, the son of ‘Abbasquli Aqa; the mahr [illegible due to a tear] remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Kawkab Khanum and Mirza Kazim, 1886
Marriage contract of Kawkab Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Taqi, and Aqa Mirza Kazim, the son of Aqa Musa the merchant. The mahr is one hundred and fifty tumans, part of which has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Haji Khanum and Aqa Muhammad, 1885
Marriage contract of Khan Jan Baygum Khanum known as Haji Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mirza Fath Allah, and Aqa Muhammad, the son of Mashhadi Fath Allah. The mahr is fifty tumans and a Qur’an priced at five thousand dinars.
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