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Marriage contract of Shah Sultan Baygum and Mirza Muhammad Javad, 1891
The marriage contract of Shah Sultan Baygum, the daughter of Sayyid Allah Dad from Sarvistan, and Mirza Muhammad Javad, the son of Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali from Sarvistan. The mahr is eighty tumans, some green silk, and a Qur’an.
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Marriage contract of Bibi Balqays and Muhammad ‘Ali, 1885
Marriage contract of Bibi Balqays Khanum, the daughter of Haji Muhammad ‘Ali Shirazi [Namazi] the merchant, and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali [Dihdashti] the merchant, the son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin Shirazi the merchant. Mahr is a Qur’an (worth twenty tumans), five hundred tumans, thirty misqals of gold, and one man [unit of weight] of raw silk, all of which remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Khanum Fatimah Sultan and Mirza Muhammad Khalil, 1887
Marriage contract between Khanum Fatimah Sultan, daughter of Mirza Muhammad, and Aqa Mirza Muhammad Khalil known as Mirza Aqa, son of Mirza Muhammad Hasan. The mahr includes a copy of the Qur’an worth fourteen tumans, three hundred tumans, ten tumans worth of raw silks, and an Ethiopian female slave worth fifty tumans, all remaining the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Ruqiyah Khanum and Shaykh Isma‘il, 1864
Marriage contract of Ruqiyah, daughter of Aqa Kazim (the leathersmith from Masul), and Shaykh Isma‘il, son of Shaykh Jamal (from Dilavandan). The Mahr is 35 tumans.
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Marriage contract of Hajar Banu and Aqa ‘Ali, 1892
Marriage contract of Hajar Banu, daughter of Aqa Muhammad, and Aqa ‘Ali, son of Yusuf (the barber). The Mahr is 25 tumans.
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Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum and Murad ‘Ali, 1891
Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum, daughter of the late Aqa Taqi, and Murad ‘Ali, son of the late Kazim. The mahr includes one tuman and five thousand dinars, one-and-a-half misqals of golden jewelery, copperware, European chintz clothes, a set of bedding made in Qumshah, kilim and a felt rug, and one-sixth of the groom's residential building located in the Ustad Qasim the Carpenter neighborhood of Asfarjan village. On April 26, 1894, the wife settled her mahr and alimony with her husband for two tumans, a donkey, two mans [unit of weight] of flour, a pair of shoes, four zar‘...
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Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ and Ramazan ‘Ali, 1863
Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’, daughter of the late Karbalayi ‘Abd al-‘Ali from Haji Mahal neighborhood of Lahijan, and Ramazan ‘Ali, son of Mirza Baba Muhammad from Lahijan. The mahr is sixty-six tumans and three thousand three hundred fifty dinars to buy Baghdadi wrapping cloth, some women's clothes, a gold ring, a gold talisman, and eight gold coins. The rest of the mahr as cash. On the margin: "The bride settled with her brother, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali, exchanging twenty tumans for a set of clothes."
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Marriage contract of Sakinah Khanum and Aqa Nazar ‘Ali, 1894
Marriage contract of Sakinah Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Ishaq, and Aqa Nazar ‘Ali, the son of Karbalayi ‘Ali Muhammad. The mahr is forty tumans, of which twenty eight tumans has been settled with the following: part of the groom's father's house, some bedding, a rug, some copperware, parts of a building in a garden, and a dress set for the wedding. The remaining twelve tumans from mahr remains the groom's debt. Prior to this contract, the father of the groom had settled the mentioned properties to his son in exchange for one hundred dinars.