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Dowry registry of Shams al-Taj Khanum, 1915
The dowry registry of Shams al-Taj Khanum, the daughter of Amin al-Mamalik, including a Qur’an handwritten by Mirza ‘Ali, a small mirror, bedding, clothing, and household furnishings that have been sent to the house of the groom, Mirza Javad Khan Munshi Huzur, the son of Sayyid Mirza Isma‘il Khan Mani‘ al-Saltanah. Sayyid Mir Jabbar Aqa, Mir Muhammad ‘Ali Aqa, Mir Jalil, Mir al-Hukama’, and Mirza Yusuf Aqa have been witnesses.
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Dowry list
Dowry list of items and their prices
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Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum and Mulla Habat Allah, 1915
Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum (the grandmother of Asad Allah Karimi), daughter of ‘Abd al-Samad Khan, and Mulla Habat Allah. The mahr includes some properties and 75 tumans.
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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 Asad Allah, 1879
Marriage contract of Gawhar Khanum (daughter of ʻAliriza Mustawfi) with Mirza Asad Allah (son of Haji Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi) in May or June 1879. Mahr includes 100 tumans, a Qurʼan, gold (ten tumans), copper containers made in Kashan, a carpet, a qalamkar bed covering, a female Ethiopian slave (40 tumans), one third of an herb shop, part of a farm land near Savah and its water right, one sixth of a house in andaruni, and one sixth of a farm house originally belonged to the groom's father, who transfers it to Mirza Asad Allah to be included in his wife's Mahr.
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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 between Ummah Khanum and Muhammad Karim, 1897
Marriage contract between Ummah Khanum, the daughter of Habib Allah, with Muhammad Karim, son of Mirza Rahim, on January 28, 1897. The mahr is a Qurʼan worth 2 tumans, fifteen tumans cash, a qalamkar bed covering made in Isfahan worth 2 tumans and five thousand dinars, a carpet kilim and a pair of felt rugs worth five tumans, and one sixth of the houses that belong to the bridegroom's father. Note: part of the aforementioned properties were inherited by the bridegroom from his late mother and the rest was transferred to him from his father. The note on the verso reads: "a record of the mahr...
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Baygum and Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi from Herat, 1889
Marriage contract of Fatimah Baygum, the daughter of Aqa Mirza Jan Mustawfi, and Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi from Herat, the son of Mirza Muhammad from Herat, with a mahr of 300 tumans including: gold and jewelry worth 100 tumans, a carpet, bedding and copper worth 100 tumans, a Qurʼan worth fifty tumans, and an Abyssinian female slave worth fifty tumans. The marriage vows were said by the attorneys of both parties.
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Marriage contract between Fatimah Baygum Khanum and Muʼtaman al-Sultan Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hirati, 1941
Marriage contract between Fatimah Baygum Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Jan Mustawfi Hirati, and Muʼtaman al-Sultan Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hirati, the son of Mirza Muhammad Hirati. The mahr is 300 tumans, of which 100 tumans is the price of gold and jewelry, 100 tumans is the price of carpets, bedding, and copper dishes, 50 tumans is the price of a Qurʼan, and 50 tumans is the price of an Abyssinian slave.
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Marriage contract of Sharaf Aqa and Mulla Lutf Allah, 1928
Marriage contract of Sharaf Aqa, the daughter of Aqa Sayyid Mahdi, and Mulla Lutf Allah, the son of Mulla Aqa Mirza. The mahr is twenty six tumans, a Qur’an (valued at one tuman), two-sixths of their house of residence, a portion of land, a set of bedding from Isfahan, some copperware from Isfahan, a rug, and a piece of clothing for a wedding. The above items, except the Qur’an and the money, amount to a total of forty five tumans, which remains the groom's debt. The note on the margin says: the house, the land, the copperware, and the rug were settled for thirty five tumans and the rest...
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