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Marriage contract of Tuhfah Nisa’ and Mulla Zayn al-‘Abidin, 1843
Marriage contract of Tuhfah Nisa’, the daughter of Muhammad ‘Ali, and Mulla Zayn al-‘Abidin, the son of Muhammad ‘Ali. The mahr is fifty tumans.
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Marriage contract of Rubabah and Ahmad, 1899
Marriage contract of Rubabah Khanum, the daughter of Haji Kazim, and Karbalayi Ahmad, the son of Haji Faraj; the mahr is one hundred and twenty five tumans and a gold ring worth five tumans.
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Marriage contract of Umm Nisa’ and Ahmad, 1889
Marriage contract of Umm Nisa’, the daughter of Karbalayi Aqa, and Ahmad, the son of Asad. The mahr is twenty one tumans, of which six and a half tumans and a pair of gold earrings, worth twenty five thousand dinars [two and a half tumans], have been paid and the outstanding twelve tumans and a half remains on the groom's charge.
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Marriage contract of Javahir and Ghaffar, 1899
Marriage contract of Javahir, the daughter of Khalil, and Ghaffar, a resident of Sarab. The mahr is twenty four tumans, a set of bedding worth three tumans, a set of women’s clothing worth two tumans, and a gold ring, worth one tuman.
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Marriage contract of Khadijah and ‘Abd al-Husayn, 1917
Marriage contract of Khadijah Khanum, the daughter of Qahraman, and Aqa ‘Abd al-Husayn, the son of Mulla Aqa. The mahr is fifteen tumans, a set of bedding worth five tumans, and a gold ring worth one tuman. The bride has received five tumans of the mahr and the rest remains the groom’s debt.
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Marriage and divorce contracts of Furugh-i Ruh Khanum and Mirza Taqi Khan, 1927
Marriage contract of Furugh-i Ruh Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Taqi Khan Mudabbir al-Sultan, and Aqa ‘Abbas‘ali, the son of Aqa Hasan Nazir, on October 28, 1927. The mahr is fifty tumans and a gold ring worth one tuman. The note on the margin, dated June 29, 1934, is the divorce settlement, according to which Furugh-i Ruh Khanum has settled on twenty five tumans, some textiles, a Qur’an, and the gold ring. Aqa ‘Ali Sultanzad guaranteed this payment.
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Settlement of Sultan Khanum and Khadijah Khanum with Mirza Ahmad, 1853
Settlement of Sultan Khanum and Khadijah Khanum with their brother, Mirza Ahmad, over transferring their shares of a village for one hundred and fifty misqals [unit of weight] of silver, as Sultan Khanum’s share, and twenty misqals of gold, as Khadijah Sultan’s share