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Marriage contract of Zaynab Khanum and Rajab‘ali, 1889
Marriage contract of Zaynab Khanum, the daughter of Ustad Qasim, and Rajab‘ali Abarqu’i, the son of Aqa Hasan. The mahr is forty-five tumans, of which fifteen tumans have been paid and the remaining thirty tumans remain the groom's debt. A note on the margin specifies that a condition of the marriage is that the wife has the right to choose the place of residence and any relocation should be done with her consent and permission.
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Marriage contract of Sughra Sultan and ‘Abd al-Husayn, 1890
Marriage contract of Sughra Sultan, daughter of Muhammad ‘Ali, and ‘Abd al-Husayn, son of ‘Ali Akbar the merchant. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two-and-a-half qirans. The groom settled fifty shahis of the mahr in exchange for fourteen tumans, part of a residential property, and a Qurʼan.
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Marriage contract of Taj Mah Sultan and Muhammad Riza, 1895
Marriage contract of Taj Mah Sultan, daughter of Mashhadi Muhammad Javad, and Muhammad Riza, son of Muhammad Hasan. The mahr is thirty tumans, a part of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Isfahan, and two misqals [unit of weight] of golden jewelry.
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Marriage contract of Maryam Baygum and ʻAli Muhammad, 1921
Marriage contract of Maryam Baygum, daughter of Muhammad Taqi Bazzaz [the textile seller], and ʻAli Muhammad, son of ʻAbd al-Karim from Habibabad. The mahr is twenty-six tumans and two thousand five hundred dinars. The bride settled with the groom, exchanging two thousand five hundred dinars of her mahr for some land and properties in Habibabad village.
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Marriage contract of Maʻsumah Khanum and Abu Talib, 1849
Marriage contract of Maʻsumah Khanum, daughter of Haj ʻAliyar resident of Tehran [illegible] Isfahan, and Abu Talib, son of ʻAli Riza. The mahr is twenty two tumans and five thousand dinars. Following this contract, the groom's father settled with the groom over one-sixth of a house located at [illegible] for ten [illegible] coins and ten loads of wheat. Then the groom settled with the bride over the mentioned part of property for eight tumans of the mahr. On the back of the document: "On December 23, 1860, the wife settled with Mulla Faridun, son of Aqa Vafadar, over the same one-sixth of...
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Marriage contract of Javir Sultan and ʻAbd al-Ghafur, 1924
Marriage contract of Javir Sultan, daughter of the late ʻAbd al-Ghaffar from Khuzan, and ʻAbd al-Ghafur, son of Karbalayi Muhammad Darajah. The mahr includes twenty-five tumans and two thousand five hundred dinars, one-twelfth of a house, ten tumans to buy land, five tumans for wedding expenses and two sets of women's clothes. The groom's mother, Qamar Sultan, settled the mentioned share of the house with her son for [illegible], at which point it became part of the mahr.
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Marriage contract of Khadijah and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, 1827
Marriage contract of Khadijah, daughter of Muhammad Husayn, and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, son of Muhammad Hadi. The mahr is fifty tumans. The groom settled ten tumans of the mahr with the bride in exchange for one-twelfth of a residential building in Sultan Sanjar neighborhood. The rest of the mahr remains the groom's debt. The groom additionally promised to buy ten misqals [unit of weight] of gold and ten mans [unit of weight] of copperware for the bride without asking anything in return.
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Marriage contract of Rubabah and Mashhadi ‘Abbas, 1929
Marriage contract of Rubabah, daughter of Haj Haydar ‘Ali Naddaf [cotton maker], and Mashhadi ‘Abbas Pizurbaf known as ‘Abbas ‘Ali Pizurbaf, son of the late Muhammad Ja‘far Pizurbaf. The mahr includes a Qurʼan worth five tumans, twenty-six tumans and two thousand ten shahis cash, fifteen misqals [unit of weight] of gold, one-twelfth of the groom's house, and some shares of water.
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Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan and Haj Mulla ‘Abd al-‘Ali, 1923
Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan, daughter of Mulla Ghulam Husayn, son of Muhammad Hasan, and Haj Mulla ‘Abd al-‘Ali, son of Muhammad ‘Ali. The mahr includes twenty-five tumans as an initial gift, twenty-five tumans for women's clothing, twenty-five tumans for rugs, twenty-five tumans for gold, some properties, and a share of water use. The groom settled the properties and the share of water use with the bride for fourteen riyals of the mahr.
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Marriage contract of Khanum Sughra and Mirza Muhammad Riza Dastghayb Bihishti, 1928
Marriage contract between Khanum Sughra, daughter of Aqa Mirza, and Mirza Muhammad Riza Dastghayb Bihishti. The mahr includes a copy of the Qur’an worth six qirans, two hundred tumans, three misqals of gold, fifty misqals of raw silk, twenty mans (unit of weight) of salt, and some wheat, all remaining the groom's debt. In addition, the woman has the right to choose the place of residence.