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Marriage agreement of Munavvar and Ibrahim, 1939
Marriage agreement of Munavvar, daughter of Fath Allah, son of Muhammad Baqir from Khuzan, and Ibrahim, son of Karbalayi Husayn Mubashir from Khuzan. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two-and-a-half riyals, one-sixth of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Khuzan, half of an acre of land in Khuzan, and eight tumans to buy gold and earrings. Additionally, eight tumans will be paid for [wedding] expenses, rugs, the bridal gift, two mans [unit of weight] of cotton wool for bedding, and two sets of proper women's clothes.
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Marriage agreement of Rubabah Aqayi and Husayn Qasri, 1941
Marriage agreement of Rubabah Aqayi, daughter of ʻAbd al-Karim son of Muhammad Hashim from Khuzan, and Husayn Qasri, son of the late Mustafa from Khuzan. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two-and-a-half riyals, a share of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Khuzan, one hundred tumans to buy land for the bride, and twenty tumans to buy gold and earrings. The groom's maternal grandmother, Hajiyah Fatimah, will transfer the ownership of one-sixth of the house mentioned in order for the groom to make a share of it part of the mahr. Additionally, fifteen tumans will be paid for...
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Marriage contract of Sughra and Riza, 1919
Marriage contract of Sughra, the underage daughter of Ghulam ‘Ali son of Haj Isma‘il, and Riza, son of the late ‘Ali son of Rajab from Muhammadabad. The mahr includes ten tumans, one-third of a residential building in Muhammadabad, ten tumans to buy copperware, ten tumans to buy rugs and a chest, three tumans to buy a gold ring, and seven tumans to buy exquisite women's clothes.
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Settlement between Ma‘sumah Khanum and Qamar Taj, 1901
Settlement of Ma‘sumah Khanum, daughter of the late Muzaffar al-Dawlah Mirza Ibrahim Khan and sister of Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah, with her niece, Qamar Taj Khanum (daughter of Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah), over Ma‘sumah Khanum's rights to her deceased brother’s inheritance, for one thousand two hundred tumans and some properties including Ibrahimabad village. Sayyid Isma‘il, Ma‘sumah Khanum's husband, signed and confirmed the settlement on behalf of their sons, Sayyid Abu ‘Ali and Ahmad Aqa.
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List of household items
List of household items that Khanum takes with her
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Fath Allah Khan to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1914
List of plundered belongings
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Marriage contract of Sayyidah Baygum and Latif ‘Ali, 1925
Marriage contract of Sayyidah Baygum, the daughter of the late Qadam‘ali Ibn Haj Aqa Hufi, and Latif ‘Ali, the son of the late Muhammad ‘Ali Ibn Haj Muhammad Varnusfadirani. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two thousand and five hundred dinars that remain the groom's debt; forty tumans for Sayyidah Baygum to purchase of women's clothing, jewelry, fabric, copperware, and carpets; and thirty tumans to Sayyidah Baygum to purchase a house in the neighborhood of her choice. Dated January 23, 1925; on verso: "In 1927, Latif ‘Ali paid forty tumans and seven thousand dinars to Sayyidah...
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, explaining why he has not brought her along, news about being held back in Rafsanjan, and about receiving the ring and the shawl and repairing the ring, some advice on household affairs, the garden, expenses, carpets, and sending some eye medicine for her from Tehran
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Claim to collect money and dowry, 1922
A claim from Shaykh ‘Ayn Allah with power of attorney from Bibi ‘Adilah Khanum (daughter of the late Murtaza Khan and wife of the late Mirza Abu al-Qasim Qavvam al-Hukama’), made against Haji Shaykh ‘Abd al-Husayn Hisam al-‘Ulama’, who has the power of attorney from Mirza Yusuf Khan Mustawfi (son of the late Mirza Mustafa), in order to collect Bibi ‘Adilah Khanum’s dowry, paternal inheritance, property transferred to her by her late husband, as well as two hundred tumans for her mahr from Mirza Yusuf Khan; along with the lawyer’s response to the claim