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Marriage contract of Nazar Khanum and Ni‘mat Allah, 1894
Marriage contract of Nazar [Manzar?] Khanum, the daughter of Qanbar, and Ni‘mat Allah, the son of Fath Allah from the village of Fahuran. The mahr is thirty-one tumans, part of which has been given to the bride in the form of a share of inheritance, jewelry, and clothing. The remaining six tumans remains the groom's debt.
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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...