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Power of attorney to divorce Rajab and Khayr al-Nisaʼ, 1856
Rajab, the son of Allah Virdi Afshar, gives the power of attorney to divorce his permanent, consummated wife, Khayr al-Nisaʼ, the daughter of Ustad Ismaʻil the mason, to Mulla Jaʻfar, with the condition that she forgo her mahr and pay him an additional 10 rials. The wife forgoes her mahr, in addition, gives one tuman [10 rials] to her husband.
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Divorce affidavit, 1851
The document reads: "It has been asked that those faithful and righteous people who are knowledgeable and benevolent testify that on September 6, 1851, I was present at Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad's house and Sara, known as Kuchak Khanum, the daughter of Mulla ʻAbd Allah Jadid al-Islam, was also present and transferred all of her mahr, which was 60 tumans and 20 misqal gold, to me and I divorced her instead and left the divorce contract by Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad." On the margin: "The wife mentioned was divorced by her husband in the presence of the claimant, foregoing her mahr. The divorce document...
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Marriage contract of the daughter of Ustad Hasan Saffar and Ustad Ibrahim, 1873
Marriage contract of the daughter of Ustad Hasan Saffar (the son of ʻAli Muhammad Qurban) [her name is not legible] and Ustad Ibrahim, the son of Mulla Khudabakhsh. The mahr is 15 tumans, which includes: an outfit to be bought, five mans of copper, 10 mans of carpet, kilims, and felt. Nine tumans remain the groom's debt. If the groom does not give alimony to the bride in his absence, the bride can divorce herself. Also, the groom is not permitted to take the bride out of the region.