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Forced marriage of Fazl‘ali Khan's daughter, 1923
The writer answers a question from Sadr al-Muhaqqiq regarding the marriage contract of the daughter of Fazl‘ali Khan and Ahmad Aqa, the brother of Isma‘il Aqa. He recounts a night in the month of Rajab in 1922 when Ahmad Aqa's servants took him to Fazl‘ali Khan's house and coerced him to perform the marriage vow despite the dissent of Fazl‘ali Khan's daughter. The note on the margin states that if the girl later shows discontent the marriage is void.
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Marriage contract of Raziyah Khanum and Haji Aqa, 1923
Marriage contract of Raziyah Khanum, the daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhsin Aqa, and Haji Aqa, the son of Mashhadi Kazim Aqa the merchant from Tabriz. The mahr is five hundred tumans. According to a note on the margin, Haji Aqa chose Dara Nikpur as his name during the time of the first Pahlavi [Riza Shah]. There is additional family information on the margin.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan Khanum and Safar Quli Bayg, 1911
Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Muhammad Ismaʻil from Yusuf Abad, and Aqa Safar Quli Bayg, the son of Aqa Rustamʻali Bayg the resident of Lak village. The mahr is forty tumans, of which ten tumans has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Khayrat al-Nisa’ and Muhammad Rahim, 1919
Marriage contract of Khayrat al-Nisa’, the daughter of Karbalayi Isma‘il Nawjah Mihri, and Muhammad Rahim, the son of Karbalayi ‘Ali Duzdili. The mahr is fifty-five tumans and a set of bedding, worth five tumans, which amounts to a total of sixty tumans and remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Zahra Baygum Khanum and Aqa Muhammad Ja‘far, 1921
Marriage contract of Zahra Baygum Khanum (daughter of Mashhadi Rasul) and Aqa Muhammad Ja‘far (son of Karbalayi Riza). The mahr is thirty tumans and remains the groom's debt. On the margin, Zu al-Fiqar, the bride's uncle, has guaranteed the payment of the mahr.
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Marriage contract of Sahab and ‘Ali Akbar, 1921
Marriage contract of Sahab, the daughter of Qurban‘ali, and Karbalayi ‘Ali Akbar, the son of Karbalayi Lutf‘ali. The mahr is ten tumans.
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Muhammad Muntasiri to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1925
Envelope is addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar the Secretary of the brigade in North West Urumiyah, from Muhammad Muntasiri, member of Army Finance Department. It is accompanied by a satirical letter to ‘Amid Lashkar from his cousin, Muhammad Muntasiri, on the letterhead of the Ministry of War, about his objection to ‘Amid Lashkar's marriage. The first sheet, dated December 23, 1924 and addressed to Aqa Mirza ‘Ali Asghar Khan, states that, based on the report of a committee made up of four women, this marriage was not approved. Enclosed is the copy of the report with the names of four women: Kulsum...
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Aqa Mashhadi ‘Abd al-‘Ali, 1924
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Tabrizi, and Aqa Mashhadi ‘Abd al-‘Ali, the son of Aqa Muhammad Tabrizi. The mahr is fourteen tumans, which remains the groom's debt, and a gold ring worth one tuman.
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Marriage provision of Khadijah Khanum, 1910
Haj ‘Alimuhammad the merchant from Milan has undertaken to pay the mahr for Khadijah Khanum, the daughter of Sayyid ‘Ali, in case her husband, Haj Ahmad Aqa the merchant from Khuy, is unable to pay it within three months of this document, whether in Khuy, Tehran, or Mashhad. Haj Ahmad Aqa has pledged that Haj ‘Alimuhammad's payment will be counted towards his debt of 334 boxes of tea, whose value is thirteen thousand and six hundred tumans.
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Letter to Mirza Ism‘ail Khan, 1924
Envelope (recto): "via attendants of Siqqat al-Saltanah, the governor of Tun and Tabas, to Mirza Ism‘ail Khan, July 24, 1924"; in other handwriting: "Mashhad, state cabinet of Khurasan"; verso: seal of Mushir al-Hukama; letter signed by Doctor Mushir al-Hukama; the writer expresses happiness for the wellbeing of the dear brother and the loved ones Akram Khanum and A‘zam Khanum; mentions the marriage ceremony of Khanum Taj, seeing Sarkar ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah Khanum there, and reading the addressee's letter to her; discusses the addressee's salary and his nephew, I‘tisam Divan, who has been...
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