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Marriage contract of Gawhar al-Saltanah and Fath‘ali Vaziri, 1918
Marriage contract of Narjis Khanum, known as Gawhar al-Saltanah, the daughter of Shahzadah Mubashshir al-Sultan, and Sultan Fath‘ali Khan [Vaziri], the son of [Bibi Khanum Astarabadi and] Musa Khan Mirpanjah [Vaziri]. The mahr is 750 tumans, a Qurʼan (worth 10 tumans), a mirror, and two lamps. Of this, the bride received 250 tumans, the mirror, and the lamps, while the remaining 500 tumans adn the 10 tumans (the value of the Qurʼan) were charged to the groom.
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Marriage contract of Khadijah Khanum Afzal and Muhammad Baqir Khan Mallah, 1914
Marriage contract of Khadijah Khanum, known as Khanum Afzal, the daughter of [Bibi Khanum Astar Abadi and] Aqa Musa Khan Sartip Muhajir, and Muhammad Baqir Khan [Aqa Buzurg Mallah], the son of Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Astarabadi (the colonel, originally from Anzali). The mahr was 800 tumans, 200 tumans of which was received by the bride and the rest, in addition to some gold and a Qurʼan, was charged to the groom. Muhammad Baqir Khan transferred part of his land in Astarabad to Khadijah Khanum as the equivalent of the six hundred tumans of the mahr.