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Marriage contract of Bibi Batul and Mirza ‘Ali, 1913
Marriage contract of Bibi Batul Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali Dihdashti the merchant, and Aqa Mirza ‘Ali, the son of Aqa Mirza Muhammad Amin al-Tujjar. The mahr is a Qur’an worth one hundred tumans, four thousand tumans, ten misqals of pearl worth three hundred and fifty tumans, fifty misqals of gold, two mans [unit of weight] of green silk, three mans of wheat, and ten mans salt. All remains the groom’s debt.
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Marriage contract of Sakinah Khatun and Muhammad Husayn, 1852
Marriage contract of Sakinah Khatun known as Khanum Jun, daughter of Ustad Aqa, and Muhammad Husayn, son of Muhammad ‘Ali Sarraf. The mahr is twenty tumans. The groom settled one-twelfth of his residential property located behind the Shah ‘Ali Bath, transferred to him by his mother, in exchange for one hundred dinars and one charik [unit of weight] of wheat with the bride, all of which was subtracted from the mahr. The groom additionally agreed to buy five misqals [unit of weight] of red gold and three mans [unit of weight] of copperware for the bride. The personal seal of the groom's...
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Marriage contract and divorce settlement, 1884 and 1888
One side is the marriage contract of Baygum Jan, daughter of Sayyid Husayn son of Sayyid Nasr Allah, and Muhammad Isma‘il, son of the late Muhammad Riza Da’i. The mahr is sixty tumans, of which the groom paid thirty tumans in women's clothing, rugs, gold, and copper worth five tumans. The other thirty tumans remain the groom's debt. The other side is the divorce settlement of Baygum Jan, daughter of Sayyid Husayn from Gazirgah, and Ismaʻil, son of the late Riza Mushki-baf from Gazirgah. Baygum Jan settled her mahr, alimony, and clothing for twenty-five dirams [dirhams] and two copper coins...
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Marriage contract of Akhtar al-Muluk and Jalal Khan, 1924
Marriage contract of Akhtar al-Muluk Khanum, daughter of Mirza Ibrahim Khan Munshi Bashi, and Jalal Khan (treasurer), son of ‘Abd Allah Khan Tavallali. The mahr includes two thousand tumans and a copy of a Qur’an worth one hundred tumans.
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Marriage contract of Khanum Sughra and Mirza Muhammad Riza Dastghayb Bihishti, 1928
Marriage contract between Khanum Sughra, daughter of Aqa Mirza, and Mirza Muhammad Riza Dastghayb Bihishti. The mahr includes a copy of the Qur’an worth six qirans, two hundred tumans, three misqals of gold, fifty misqals of raw silk, twenty mans (unit of weight) of salt, and some wheat, all remaining the groom's debt. In addition, the woman has the right to choose the place of residence.
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Marriage contract of Nazanin Baygum and Aqa Muhammad Riza, 1910
Marriage contract of Nazanin Baygum, the daughter of Aqa Karbalayi ‘Ali and Aqa Muhammad Riza, the son of Aqa Mashhadi Asad Allah. The mahr is twenty six tumans and two thousand and five hundred dinars, a Qur‘an (one tuman value), seven misqals of gold (twenty one tumans value), and a portion of land, which was settled to the groom by Khavar Sultan, the daughter of Aqa Mashhadi Muhammad Javad, in exchange for some wheat and one hundred dinars. Aside from the piece of land, the mahr totals forty eight tumans and two and a half qirans [two thousand and five hundred dinars], which remains the...
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Marriage contract of Baygum Agha and Mustafa, 1906
Marriage contract of Baygum Agha, daughter of Muhammad Quli Khan, a resident of Zifrah Linjan, and Mustafa, son of Haj ‘Ali Akbar, a resident of Darichah. The mahr is one hundred tumans. The groom additionally settled with the bride, exchanging a Qurʼan, four sets of women cloths, a pair of rugs suitable for the living room, two sets of Isfahan qalamkar beddings, ten misqals [unit of weight] of gold, ten mans [unit of weight] of copperware, one-third of the house belonging to the groom's father, and some land for one hundred dinars and one charik [unit of weight] of wheat. Ninety tumans of...
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Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum and Murad ‘Ali, 1891
Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum, daughter of the late Aqa Taqi, and Murad ‘Ali, son of the late Kazim. The mahr includes one tuman and five thousand dinars, one-and-a-half misqals of golden jewelery, copperware, European chintz clothes, a set of bedding made in Qumshah, kilim and a felt rug, and one-sixth of the groom's residential building located in the Ustad Qasim the Carpenter neighborhood of Asfarjan village. On April 26, 1894, the wife settled her mahr and alimony with her husband for two tumans, a donkey, two mans [unit of weight] of flour, a pair of shoes, four zar‘...
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