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Marriage contract of Mina Baygum and Mashhadi ʻAbd Allah, 1855
Marriage contract of Mina Baygum, the daughter of Abu al-Hasan, and Mashhadi ʻAbd Allah, the son of Ustad Aqa Baba, with a mahr of 60 tumans, which includes: 50 tumans manat, a set of bedding worth four tumans, a ewer and basin worth two tumans, two trays worth three tumans, and a lamp worth one tuman.
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Marriage contract of Safiyah and Yusuf‘ali, 1925
Marriage contract of Safiyah Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Hamid, and Yusuf‘ali, the son of Haj ‘Abbas. The mahr is thirty five tumans, some of which has, along with some household furnishings, been received by the bride.
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Marriage contract of Baygum Jan and Mulla ‘Abd Allah, 1874
Marriage contract of Baygum Jan, daughter of ‘Ali Quli Bayg, and Mulla ‘Abd Allah, son of Mulla Husayn. The mahr is eleven tumans: five tumans for a qalamkar bedding; five tumans for a rug, a kilim, and a felt; one tuman remains groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Shah Baygum Khanum and Muhammad Bayg, 1918
Marriage contract of Shah Baygum Khanum, daughter of Jibraʼil Bayg, and Muhammad Bayg, son of the deceased Mashhadi Ismaʻil Bayg Shaykhanqi, dated December 26, 1918; the mahr is 200 tumans, bedding worth 10 tumans, an ewer and basin worth three tumans, and a gold ring worth five tumans. The attorney is Ashjaʻ al-Sultan.
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Marriage contract of Zarrin Taj Khanum and Husayn Pasha Khan, 1885
Marriage contract of Zarrin Taj Khanum, daughter of ʻAbd al-Samad Khan Hasanabadi, and Husayn Pasha Khan Ajudanbashi [Head of aide-de-camp] of Amirtuman Amirbahadur, Muzaffar al-Din Shah's defence minister, dated May 24, 1885. The mahr is 500 tumans, a set of bedding worth 20 tumans, and a gold ring with a ruby gem worth 30 tumans. The witnesses are Karbalayi Fath Allah Taymur Bayg Mubashir and Aqa Mir ʻAli Akbar Mardanqumi
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Marriage contract of Shahbaz Khanum and Ustad Ahmad, 1876
Marriage contract of Shahbaz Khanum, daughter of Ustad Kazim from Usku, and Ustad Ahmad, son of Ustad Malik Najjar (carpenter) from Usku; the mahr includes one-fourth of a garden, a set of bedding worth three tumans, a gold ring worth five thousand dinars, a pair of candlesticks worth one tuman, a bath tray worth seven thousand dinars, all remaining the groom's father's debt, as well as fifteen tumans which remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Kawkab Khanum and Muhammad Sadiq, 1898
Marriage contract of Kawkab Khanum, daughter of ‘Ali, and Muhammad Sadiq, son of Husaynquli, with the description of the mahr, which included 5000 dinars and 25 tumans.
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Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum and Mirza Mahmud, 1887
Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Husayn, and Mirza Mahmud, the son of Muhammad Sadiq, dated December 1st, 1887. The mahr is a Qurʼan worth two tumans, a qalamkar bed covering made in Isfahan worth 5 tumans, a carpet, a kilim worth 10 tumans, and three sixths of the properties inherited by the bridegroom. A note on the verso reads: "the record of Nanah Gawhar (the mother of our mother, Sakinah Khatun)'s mahr."
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Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisaʼ Baygum and Mirza Zayn al-ʻAbidin, 1814
Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisaʼ Baygum, the daughter of Mir Muhammad ʻAli, and Mirza Zayn al-ʻAbidin, the son of Mirza Jaʻfar, with a mahr of: 12 tumans equal to some crimson gold, 12 mans [each man is three kilograms] of copper, a carpet for two tumans, a set of bedding for one tuman, one sixth of a house located behind the jamiʻ mosque. On June 8, 1845, Sayyid Zayn al-ʻAbidin settled one third of a house, the household furnishings including tableware, carpets, and copper with Khayr al-Nisaʼ Khanum in exchange for her mahr.
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Marriage contract of Shahrbanu Khanum and Mirza ‘Abd al-Vahhab, 1881
Marriage contract of Shahrbanu Khanum, daughter of Mulla ‘Abd Allah Shabih Khvan [ta‘ziyah performer] of Mahallat, and Mirza ‘Abd al-Vahhab, son of Mulla ‘Abd Allah of Mahallat. The mahr includes: seventy tumans, Naraqi felt carpet, Isfahani qalamkar bedding, copper, gold, and a house in Mahallat. Thirty-eight tumans and five thousand dinars were paid, and the rest remains the groom's debt.
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- Muhammad Sadiq (son of Mirza Husayn)(2)
- Zinat al-Nisaʼ (daughter of Aqa ʻAli)(1)
- Shahrbanu Baygum Munis ‘Ali(1)
- Sayyid ‘Abd al-Vahhab(1)
- Muhammad Sadiq (Khatibi Collection)(1)
- Mirza Husayn (Shahdad Fazeli collection)(1)
- Kawkab Khanum (mother of Mirza Hasan Khan)(1)
- Aqa ʻAli (Shahdad Fazeli collection)(1)