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Marriage contract of Shahrbanu with Asad Allah,1887
A marriage contract between Shahrbanu, the daughter of Aqa Faraj Allah, with Asad Allah, the son of ʻAli Akbar (the cleric) on 20 January 1887. The mahr includes 30 tumans, a qalamkar bed covering (made in India), carpet and felt, and a garden. Wife has the right to choose the place of residence.
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Settlement between Mirza Mahmud and Aqa Muhammad Riza, 1895
Settlement between Mirza Mahmud, the son of Aqa Muhammad Sadiq, and Aqa Muhammad Riza, the son of Mirza Muhammad, regarding a garden of trees for fifty tumans. A note on the margin reads: "the wife of Aqa Muhammad Riza (daughter of Habib Allah) and the wife of Aqa Mirza Mahmud (daughter of Aqa Muhammad Husayn) confirmed this and signed it." Another note on the margin reads: "when Aqa Muhammad Riza was alive, he stated that this garden belongs to his wife as part of her mahr, dated November 7, 1895." A note on the verso reads: "the settlement of Aqa Mirza Mahmud's land"
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Marriage contract of Khatun Jajanam [Khatun Jan Khanum [?]] with Muhammad Husayn, 1874
The marriage contract of Khatun Jajanam [Khatun Jan Khanum [?]], the daughter of Haj Muhammad Sadiq, and Muhammad Husayn, the son of Haj Muhammad Baqir on 29 September 1874. The mahr includes 12 tumans, a qalamkar bed covering (made in Isfahan), carpet, a walnut tree, a garden, and one twelfth of a house (including sanctuary, storage room, a room, and stable).
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Marriage contract of Sakinah Khanum with Mirza ʻAbd Allah, 1859
The marriage contract of Sakinah Khanum, the daughter of Aqa ʻAli with Mirza ʻAbd Allah, son of Aqa Muhammad Sabir on 10 December 1859. The mahr is 6 tumans Ashrafi (equal to 20 misqals red gold), copper dishes and containers, a qalamkar bed covering (made in Isfahan), carpet and rugs. On verso, Sakinah Khanum settles all her rights to her husband. In 1888 after her husband's death, Sakinah Khanum confirms this settlement once more, receives her dowry, and gives 20 tumans to Mirza ʻAbd Allah's underage children.
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Marriage contract of Nisaʼ Khanum with Muhammad Jaʻfar, 1869
The marriage contract of Nisaʼ Khanum, the daughter of Mulla Hasan (the cleric) with Muhammad Jaʻfar, the son of Mulla Muhammad Baqir on 20 July 1869. The mahr is 25 tumans, copper containers, a qalamkar bed covering, and one-twelfth of a building. On the verso, there is a letter in which the author writes that in a couple of days s/he will receive money from Ghulam Husayn and will buy the goods, and asks the adressee to inform the author about frankincense.
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Aqa Muhammad Akbar's settlements, 1863
Aqa Muhammad Akbar, the son of Aqa ʻAli, settled part of a property, known as Jahangir Khan's building, with Zinat al-Nisaʼ Khanum for 100 dinars. Muhammad Baqir (Aqa Muhammad Akbar's son), Sakinah Khanum (Aqa Muhammad Akbar's wife, and Aqa Jaʻfar's daughter), and Mirza Ahmad (son of Aqa Muhammad Akbar) confirmed this settlement. Aqa Muhammad Akbar also settled part of the same building with Aqa Muhammad Sadiq for 12 tumans, and Mirza Ahmad confirmed and signed this. Note: since two sixths of this building belonging to Aqa ʻAli, the son of Haj Sadiq, was part of his [Muhammad Akbar's] wife...
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Marriage contract of Sughra Khanum with Aqa Fazl Allah, 1887
The marriage contract of Sughra Khanum, the daughter of Suhrab Khan, and Aqa Fazl Allah, the son of Aqa Mirza Habib Allah Shams al-Shariʻah on 21 May 1887. The mahr includes a Qurʼan, 25 tumans, 10 acres of a river, 5 acres of a land in Gulpaygan, 4 acres in a sahara, 2 acres of a garden, and one sixth of a house. In 1921, Fazl Allah settled all of his properties with Hajiyah Bibi Khanum. When Bibi Khanum abrogated this transaction due to her Hajj pilgrimage, Fazl Allah settles for four and a half-sixth of his building with Bibi Hajiyah.
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Marriage contract between Khvurshid Khanum and Asad Allah, 1876
Marriage contract between Khvurshid Khanum, the daughter of Habib Allah, and Asad Allah, the son of Aqa Jaʻfar, dated December 18, 1876. The mahr includes 30 tumans, a qalamkar bed covering from Isfahan worth 4 tumans, room carpets including a rug and corner felt rugs worth 8 tumans, parts of lands and gardens, some properties in Vadasht, and one and a third walnut trees. On the verso: "after dividing the properties of Aqa Jaʻfar among his children, and calculating the shares of the bridegroom's brothers, one acre from the four acre lands of Aqa Taqi was settled for [fifteen] qafiz of the...
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Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisaʼ Khanum and Aqa Muhammad Husayn, 1891
Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisaʼ Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Hasan, and Aqa Muhammad Husayn, the son of Habib Allah, dated May 5, 1891. The mahr includes 10 tumans, a bed covering made in Khvansar, a carpet, copper containers, and one sixth of the common rooms on the upper and lower level. The note on the verso reads: "Khayr al-Nisaʼ Khanum settled her mahr with her husband for a certain amount of money."
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Marriage contract between Maryam Khanum (Junjun Khanum) and Muhammad Ismaʻil, 1865
A marriage contract between Maryam Khanum (Junjun Khanum), the daughter of Haj Muhammad Shafiʻ, and Muhammad Ismaʻil, the son of Haj Muhammad Baqir on 8 May 1865. The mahr is 70 tumans (equal to 40 misqal gold), carpets and rugs for a room, part of a mansion, a garden, a qalamkar bed covering of 7 tuman. On the verso, there are two notes. The first one dates a settlement between the wife and husband on 8 May 1877 and states that since the husband has sold three of the properties in the mahr, he transfers the ownership of three other properties to his wife. The second note dates to 5 May...
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