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Two copies of the marriage contract of Zubaydah Baygum and Mir Sayyid Aqa, 1919
Marriage contract of Zubaydah Baygum (known as Iran), daughter of Aqa Mirza Sayyid Mahmud Khan Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah, and Mir Sayyid Aqa, son of Haji Sayyid Husayn; the mahr is one thousand tumans, of which the groom paid half by transferring one-sixth of his paternal house to the bride. The rest of the mahr remains the groom’s debt. There are differences in the two copies.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan and Asad Allah, 1909
Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan, daughter of Mulla Husayn, resident of Runan village, and Asad Allah, son of Ustad ʻAli, resident of the same village. The mahr is twenty-six tumans and two thousand ten shahis, part of a house in the Darb Maydan neighborhood of Runan village, and five misqals [unit of weight] of gold.
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Marriage contract of Banu Khanum and Haj Ghulam Riza, 1921
Marriage contract of Banu Khanum, daughter of the late Haj Javad Darvish, and Haj Ghulam Riza, son of the late Darvish Muhammad Husayn. The mahr includes twenty-one tumans, a Qur'an, parts of a building in the Aqa neighborhood, shares of land in the Ab Bariki Plain, and a share of qanat water in the same plain. On the margin: "On 22 January 1926, Darvish Ghulam Riza sold Banu Khanum's share of the land with her permission, and instead, they included another piece of land as her mahr. On 11 Decemeber 1926, Banu Khanum settled her share of the building with Yad Allah, son of the late Darvish...
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Marriage contract of Akhtar al-Muluk and Jalal Khan, 1924
Marriage contract of Akhtar al-Muluk Khanum, daughter of Mirza Ibrahim Khan Munshi Bashi, and Jalal Khan (treasurer), son of ‘Abd Allah Khan Tavallali. The mahr includes two thousand tumans and a copy of a Qur’an worth one hundred tumans.
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Marriage contract of Marziyah Baygum and Mir Nasr Abu Talib, 1911
Marriage contract of Marziyah Baygum, daughter of ‘Abd al-Javad the preacher from ّUpper Banuyah, and Mir Nasr Abu Talib, son of Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali. The mahr is ten tumans in cash, ten tumans to buy rose gold, ten tumans to buy clothes, some properties in Banuyah, and five tumans for acquiring a Qurʼan.
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Marriage contract, settlement, and divorce agreement between Saltanat Khanum and Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza, 1910 and 1911
Marriage contract of Saltanat Khanum (known as Mukhbar al-Saltanah), daughter of Davud Mirza, and Shahzadah [prince] ‘Abbas Mirza, son of Haj Muhammad Mahdi Mirza, on March 15, 1910; the mahr includes a Qurʼan worth twenty-five tumans, one-twelfth of [illegible] ‘Abbas Abad village, five hundred tumans, a female Abyssinian slave worth one hundred and fifty tumans, and five mans [unit of weight] of silk. On April 1, 1910, Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza divorced Saltanat Khanum, and since the marriage was not consummated, her mahr was cut in half. Saltanat Khanum settled half of her original mahr,...
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Marriage contract of ‘Iffat Khanum and Mirza ‘Aliriza, 1917
Marriage contract of ‘Iffat Khanum, daughter of Mir Sayyid Mahmud Khan Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah, and Mirza ‘Aliriza Khan Doctor Majma‘ al-Hikmatayn (from Kashan), son of Mirza ‘Ali Akbar Hakim Bashi (from Kashan). The mahr is one thousand two hundred and sixty tumans, including a copy of the Qurʼan, cash, clothing, jewelry, mirrors, lamps, and a piece of land and water share from the ‘Abd Allah farm in Nush Abad village in Kashan.
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Marriage contract of Bibi Khanum and ‘Abbas ‘Ali, 1916
Marriage contract of Bibi Khanum, daughter of Nazar ‘Ali (son of Haj Muhammad Husayn), and ‘Abbas ‘Ali, son of Muhammad Isma‘il (son of Muhammad Rahim [illegible]). The mahr is one hundred and seventy-six tumans and two thousand dinars. The groom gave sixty tumans of the mahr to the bride for buying a pair of gold earrings, some women's clothes, and some housewares including copperware, dishes, bathing towels, bedding, and [illegible]. The groom gave an additional ninety tumans of the mahr to the bride to buy a house anywhere that is considered appropriate. The rest of the mahr remains the...
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Marriage contract of Khavar and Haydar, 1919
Marriage contract of Khavar, daughter of the late ‘Ali Akbar, and Karbalayi Haydar, son of the late Karbalayi ‘Ali Quli; the mahr is fifty tumans, some gold worth ten tumans, some copperware worth five tumans, a carpet worth five tumans, a male servant/slave worth five hundred tumans, one-sixth of a house in Faridun Bayg along with a piece of land adjacent to it, and one female slave, dated February 16, 1919. On December 18, 1925, Khavar settles her mahr with her husband for two thousand [dinars] and some sugar cubes as he has taken her several times for pilgrimage to the holy shrines in Iraq.