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Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, 1910
Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Mahdi, and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, the son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin. The mahr is a Qurʼan manuscript valued at five tumans, forty tumans cash, fifteen misqals of pure red gold, six mans [unit of weight] of copperware, carpets and rugs worth twenty five tumans, qalamkar bedding worth six tumans, some pieces of land and orchards, and a walnut tree. These were transferred from Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin to his son, Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, and then became part of the mahr. In August 1911, several testimonies concerning the mahr were added.
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Marriage contract of Raziyah Khanum and Haji Aqa, 1923
Marriage contract of Raziyah Khanum, the daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhsin Aqa, and Haji Aqa, the son of Mashhadi Kazim Aqa the merchant from Tabriz. The mahr is five hundred tumans. According to a note on the margin, Haji Aqa chose Dara Nikpur as his name during the time of the first Pahlavi [Riza Shah]. There is additional family information on the margin.
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Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, 1925
Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Munshi Bashi, and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, the son of Aqa Muhammad Sadiq Aqa the merchant from Kashan. The mahr is a Qurʼan, a Kashmir shawl, a diamond ring, and eight hundred tumans. Part of the mahr has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt. The conditions of the marriage contract are the following: for five years, Qamar Sultan Khanum has the right to divorce if her husband is absent for more than a year, or does not pay living expenses. The groom also promises that for fifty years he will...
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Sayyid Javad Aqa, 1916
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Akhund Mulla Muhammad ʻAli Aqa Iʻtimad al-Zakirin, and Aqa Sayyid Javad Aqa, the son of Haji Sayyid Hasan from Isfahan. The mahr, which includes forty tumans, a gold ring worth five tumans, and a printed volume of the Qur’an priced at four thousand dinars, remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan Khanum and Safar Quli Bayg, 1911
Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Muhammad Ismaʻil from Yusuf Abad, and Aqa Safar Quli Bayg, the son of Aqa Rustamʻali Bayg the resident of Lak village. The mahr is forty tumans, of which ten tumans has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Taj Baygum and Ustad Abu al-Fath, 1909
Marriage contract of Taj Baygum, the daughter of Husayn‘ali, and Ustad Abu al-Fath, the son of Ustad Ujaq Quli from Dabuzarq. The mahr is fourteen tumans, of which a set of bedding and a samovar, worth six tumans, has been paid. The remaining eight tumans remain the groom's debt. A note on the margin reads, "Every year the husband should provide a certain amount of flour and cooked meat as well as clothing for the wife."
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Aqa Mashhadi ‘Abd al-‘Ali, 1924
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Tabrizi, and Aqa Mashhadi ‘Abd al-‘Ali, the son of Aqa Muhammad Tabrizi. The mahr is fourteen tumans, which remains the groom's debt, and a gold ring worth one tuman.
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Marriage contract of Khayrat al-Nisa’ and Muhammad Rahim, 1919
Marriage contract of Khayrat al-Nisa’, the daughter of Karbalayi Isma‘il Nawjah Mihri, and Muhammad Rahim, the son of Karbalayi ‘Ali Duzdili. The mahr is fifty-five tumans and a set of bedding, worth five tumans, which amounts to a total of sixty tumans and remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Zahra Baygum Khanum and Aqa Muhammad Ja‘far, 1921
Marriage contract of Zahra Baygum Khanum (daughter of Mashhadi Rasul) and Aqa Muhammad Ja‘far (son of Karbalayi Riza). The mahr is thirty tumans and remains the groom's debt. On the margin, Zu al-Fiqar, the bride's uncle, has guaranteed the payment of the mahr.
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Forgoing of the remaining time and the mahr, 1914
Haj Ahmad Turk-i Khu’i forgoes the remaining time of his temporary marriage to Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Nazar Allah Chavush Kirmani, and Fatimah Khanum forgoes her mahr of fifty tumans.