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Ketubah of Biman (Tuba) Khushbakhsh and Sulayman Salimpur, 1929
Ketubah of Biman (Tuba) Khushbakhsh and Sulayman Salimpur, 1929
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Zinat al-Sadat Khanum's birth certificate
Zinat Imam al-‘Urayzi; daughter of Zivar Baygum and Mirza Habib Allah; born in July 1, 1926, Isfahan; resident of of the Darb-i Imam neighborhood of Isfahan; husband: Jamal al-Din Jinab; marriage date: October 1, 1945; children: Mahin al-Sadat (b. 1952), Shahin al-Sadat (b. 1958), and Mir Sayyed Ali (b. 1948)
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Marriage contract of Sharaf Aqa and Mulla Lutf Allah, 1928
Marriage contract of Sharaf Aqa, the daughter of Aqa Sayyid Mahdi, and Mulla Lutf Allah, the son of Mulla Aqa Mirza. The mahr is twenty six tumans, a Qur’an (valued at one tuman), two-sixths of their house of residence, a portion of land, a set of bedding from Isfahan, some copperware from Isfahan, a rug, and a piece of clothing for a wedding. The above items, except the Qur’an and the money, amount to a total of forty five tumans, which remains the groom's debt. The note on the margin says: the house, the land, the copperware, and the rug were settled for thirty five tumans and the rest...
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Marriage contract of Sadiqah Khanum and Mirza Mahdi Quli, 1927
Marriage contract of Sadiqah Khanum, daughter of Mirza Sayyid Muhammad Husayn, and Mirza Mahdi Quli, son of Mirza Sayyid Asad Allah. The mahr is one hundred tumans, which includes a Qurʼan worth twenty-five tumans, white gold worth twenty-five tumans, women's clothing worth twenty-five tumans, and twenty-five tumans in cash. The groom and his father settled some properties and some water channels for fourteen riyals of the mahr with the bride.
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An interview with ‘Iffat Aminzadah
‘Iffat Aminzadeh's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, and Marjan Riahi on June 9, 2015. ‘Iffat Aminzadeh shares her memories of her family members, especially her mother and her great aunt, Kafi Navvab Safavi, who was called "Shazdah Khalah."
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Bibi Khanum's interview
Interview with Bibi Khanum Farahmand, conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, Layla Sadiqi, and Elahe Bagheri, on June 25, 2015. Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Rubabah Khanum and Nayib Khan, shares her memories of Sakinah Khanum, other women of the family, and family relations.
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Aqa Ni‘mat's interview
Interview with Aqa Ni‘mat, 98 years of age, conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sadiqi, Layla Sadiqi, and Elahe Bagheri, on June 25, 2015. Aqa Ni‘mat and ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sadiqi share their memories of Sakinah Khanum, Shahr Banu, Shah Baygum Khanum, other women of the family, and family relations.
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Marriage agreement of Nawbar Agha and Sayyid Fath Allah, 1931
Marriage agreement of Nawbar Agha, daughter of Muhammad Husayn from Furushan, and Sayyid Fath Allah, son of Mirza ʻAbd Allah from Khuzan. The mahr is one hundred and twenty-five tumans, twenty-five tumans of which is cash, fifty tumans is to buy a house for the bride, and fifty tumans is to buy clothes, rugs, and other necessities.
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Marriage agreement of Baygum Agha and Sayyid Muhammad Taqi, 1939
Marriage agreement of Baygum Agha, daughter of Sayyid Karim son of Sayyid Habib Allah from Khuzan, and Sayyid Muhammad Taqi, son of Sayyid Hashim Furushani. The mahr includes one-twelfth of a house in Furushan village, and ninety tumans, of which twenty-six tumans and two-and-one-half riyals remain the groom's debt. The rest should be spent on gold, cotton wool, chintz, trays, and rugs. The groom's father transferred ownership of one-twelfth of the house to his son.
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Collection of correspondence, orders and political correspondence of the Qajar era, [19th century]
Consists of 226 items, mostly official orders and correspondence, belonging to Mirza ‘Ali Khan Qadimi, a Qajar official and minister, written in the hand of his son. The first nine pages provide a comprehensive index of the collection materials, including: five letters to princes, the Premier, Mahd-i ‘Ulya, and about the sums of cash from Nawruz gifts; ten letters to Mahd-i ‘Ulya, the king, and Mustawfi al-Mamalik, and the cash from Nawruz gifts, condolence letters, and letters about internal political affairs dating from 1857-58 [1273-74 AH]; a marriage contract between Nur Muhammad Khan...
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