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Correspondence related to Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi and Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi, 1924-1925
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Forced marriage of Fazl‘ali Khan's daughter, 1923
The writer answers a question from Sadr al-Muhaqqiq regarding the marriage contract of the daughter of Fazl‘ali Khan and Ahmad Aqa, the brother of Isma‘il Aqa. He recounts a night in the month of Rajab in 1922 when Ahmad Aqa's servants took him to Fazl‘ali Khan's house and coerced him to perform the marriage vow despite the dissent of Fazl‘ali Khan's daughter. The note on the margin states that if the girl later shows discontent the marriage is void.
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Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1925
Letter and envelope with Hamid's seal, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar the secretary of the army brigade; about: receiving the 26-tuman promissory note via Haji Muhammad Taqi the merchant from Dilmaqan and delivering it to ‘Amid Lashkar's mother to pay off his debts; Habib Allah Sultan's nausea and dizziness due to breathing the gas from the kursi charcoal; baking homemade bread from flour and Sultan's order to bring wheat from the village; other issues regarding letters, Muqtadir's assignments, etc.; ‘Ali Asghar Khan's suggestion for ‘Amid Lashkar's marriage noted in Mirza Muhammad Khan's...
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Kubra Khanum's dowry registry, 1919
List of dowry items that Kubra Khanum, the daughter of Ibrahim Aqa the rice seller, has brought to her husband (Aqa Mukhtar)'s house, including household furnishings, clothing, and women's jewelry; Aqa Muhammad Sadiq and Mir ‘Ali Akbar Aqa have received the dowry on behalf of Aqa Mukhtar.
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1914
Envelope from Hamid al-Sultan sent from Urumiyah via Mashhadi Husayn Aqa to Hamid al-Sultan's house at Shahzadah's residence in Tabriz, dated August 26, 1914; the letter, dated August 25, probably to his wife, mentions: that he would let them know and send the cost of travel himself if he wanted them to come to Urumiyah; Dabir al-Sultan's departure toward Tabriz; a complaint that she does not write regularly; her request for a gold upper-arm bracelet for her sister, saying that he is sending eight tumans so she can give them to Sarkar ‘Illiyah to purchase one in Tabriz, as they have better...
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Letter to Mirza Ism‘ail Khan, 1924
Envelope (recto): "via attendants of Siqqat al-Saltanah, the governor of Tun and Tabas, to Mirza Ism‘ail Khan, July 24, 1924"; in other handwriting: "Mashhad, state cabinet of Khurasan"; verso: seal of Mushir al-Hukama; letter signed by Doctor Mushir al-Hukama; the writer expresses happiness for the wellbeing of the dear brother and the loved ones Akram Khanum and A‘zam Khanum; mentions the marriage ceremony of Khanum Taj, seeing Sarkar ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah Khanum there, and reading the addressee's letter to her; discusses the addressee's salary and his nephew, I‘tisam Divan, who has been...
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Aqa Mashhadi ‘Abd al-‘Ali, 1924
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Tabrizi, and Aqa Mashhadi ‘Abd al-‘Ali, the son of Aqa Muhammad Tabrizi. The mahr is fourteen tumans, which remains the groom's debt, and a gold ring worth one tuman.
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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 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 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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