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Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisaʼ Khanum and Aqa Muhammad Husayn, 1891
Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisaʼ Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Hasan, and Aqa Muhammad Husayn, the son of Habib Allah, dated May 5, 1891. The mahr includes 10 tumans, a bed covering made in Khvansar, a carpet, copper containers, and one sixth of the common rooms on the upper and lower level. The note on the verso reads: "Khayr al-Nisaʼ Khanum settled her mahr with her husband for a certain amount of money."
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Marriage contract between Fatimah Khanum and Aqa ʻAli Asghar, 1896
A marriage contract between Fatimah Khanum, daughter of Haji ʻAli (a Tabrizi merchant originally from Hamadan) and Aqa ʻAli Asghar, son of Haji Ibrahim on 23 May 1896. The mahr is 10 tumans and a Qurʼan.
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Marriage contract between Sultan Khanum and Aqa Ghulam ʻAli, 1910
A marriage contract between Sultan Khanum, daughter of Mulla Mirza ʻAli and Aqa Ghulam ʻAli, son of Aqa Muhammad Jaʻfar on 19 March 1910. The mahr is 40 tumans.
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Marriage contract of Khatun Jajanam [Khatun Jan Khanum [?]] with Muhammad Husayn, 1874
The marriage contract of Khatun Jajanam [Khatun Jan Khanum [?]], the daughter of Haj Muhammad Sadiq, and Muhammad Husayn, the son of Haj Muhammad Baqir on 29 September 1874. The mahr includes 12 tumans, a qalamkar bed covering (made in Isfahan), carpet, a walnut tree, a garden, and one twelfth of a house (including sanctuary, storage room, a room, and stable).
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Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum with Mirza Mahmud, 1905
The marriage contract of Hajar Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Qasim and Mirza Mahmud, the son of Muhammad Jaʻfar, on 20 August 1905. The mahr is 16 tumans, a qalamkar bed covering (made in Isfahan), carpet, rug, and one sixth of a house.
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Marriage contract of Sakinah Khanum with Mirza ʻAbd Allah, 1859
The marriage contract of Sakinah Khanum, the daughter of Aqa ʻAli with Mirza ʻAbd Allah, son of Aqa Muhammad Sabir on 10 December 1859. The mahr is 6 tumans Ashrafi (equal to 20 misqals red gold), copper dishes and containers, a qalamkar bed covering (made in Isfahan), carpet and rugs. On verso, Sakinah Khanum settles all her rights to her husband. In 1888 after her husband's death, Sakinah Khanum confirms this settlement once more, receives her dowry, and gives 20 tumans to Mirza ʻAbd Allah's underage children.
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Marriage contract of Shahrbanu with Asad Allah,1887
A marriage contract between Shahrbanu, the daughter of Aqa Faraj Allah, with Asad Allah, the son of ʻAli Akbar (the cleric) on 20 January 1887. The mahr includes 30 tumans, a qalamkar bed covering (made in India), carpet and felt, and a garden. Wife has the right to choose the place of residence.
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Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum and Mirza Mahmud, 1887
Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Husayn, and Mirza Mahmud, the son of Muhammad Sadiq, dated December 1st, 1887. The mahr is a Qurʼan worth two tumans, a qalamkar bed covering made in Isfahan worth 5 tumans, a carpet, a kilim worth 10 tumans, and three sixths of the properties inherited by the bridegroom. A note on the verso reads: "the record of Nanah Gawhar (the mother of our mother, Sakinah Khatun)'s mahr."
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Marriage contract between Khvurshid Khanum and Asad Allah, 1876
Marriage contract between Khvurshid Khanum, the daughter of Habib Allah, and Asad Allah, the son of Aqa Jaʻfar, dated December 18, 1876. The mahr includes 30 tumans, a qalamkar bed covering from Isfahan worth 4 tumans, room carpets including a rug and corner felt rugs worth 8 tumans, parts of lands and gardens, some properties in Vadasht, and one and a third walnut trees. On the verso: "after dividing the properties of Aqa Jaʻfar among his children, and calculating the shares of the bridegroom's brothers, one acre from the four acre lands of Aqa Taqi was settled for [fifteen] qafiz of the...
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Marriage contract between Ummah Khanum and Muhammad Karim, 1897
Marriage contract between Ummah Khanum, the daughter of Habib Allah, with Muhammad Karim, son of Mirza Rahim, on January 28, 1897. The mahr is a Qurʼan worth 2 tumans, fifteen tumans cash, a qalamkar bed covering made in Isfahan worth 2 tumans and five thousand dinars, a carpet kilim and a pair of felt rugs worth five tumans, and one sixth of the houses that belong to the bridegroom's father. Note: part of the aforementioned properties were inherited by the bridegroom from his late mother and the rest was transferred to him from his father. The note on the verso reads: "a record of the mahr...
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- Muhammad Sadiq (son of Mirza Husayn)(5)
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- Zinat al-Nisaʼ (daughter of Aqa ʻAli)(1)
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- Mirza Muhammad (Shahdad Fazeli collection)(1)
- Khvurshid Khanum (daughter of Bibi Zahra and Habib Allah)(1)
- Haj Sadiq (Shahdad Fazeli collection)(1)
- Fatimah Khanum (wife of Muhammad Sadiq)(1)
- Asad Allah (son of Aqa Jaʻfar)(1)
- Aqa ʻAli (Shahdad Fazeli collection)(1)
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