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Marriage contract of Khanum and ‘Ali Khan Sahibjam‘, 1931
Marriage contract of Khanum, daughter of Sayyid Mahmud Khan Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah, and ‘Ali Khan Sahibjam‘, son of Khan Baba Khan Sahibjam‘; the mahr is two thousand and five hundred tumans as well as a copy of the Qur’an, two rings, and a cashmere shawl. Five hundred tumans and the items were given to the bride and the rest remains the groom’s debt.
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‘Azra's letter for confirming her marriage and mahr, 1935
Letter written by ‘Azra, daughter of Haj Mirza Husayn Sharif, to Mirza Sayyid Ahmad Pish-namaz [the prayer leader] requesting him to confirm her marriage to the late Mirza Muhammad Riza with a mahr of three hundred tumans, ten misqals [unit of weight] of gold, a Qurʼan worth five tumans, and ten misqals of silk. He confirms her claims and points out that she had settled one hundred and fifty tumans of her mahr with the late Mirza Muhammad Riza.
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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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Dowry registry of Riza Quli Mirza's daughter, 1914
Dowry registry for the daughter of Riza Quli Mirza, in the presence of Aqa Mirza ‘Abbas Khan. The list includes a Qur’an, mirrors, lamps, sets of samovars, cups, sewing machine, bowls, clothes, wrapping cloths, curtain, bedding, jewelry, a watch, fabric, kitchenware, tableware, etc. Mirza ‘Abbas Khan received the goods mentioned.
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Dowry registry of Talʻat al-Muluk, 1917
Dowry registry of Talʻat al-Muluk; includes a Qur’an, copper, gold, fabric, silver, mirrors, tableware, samovar, tirmah, lamps, kitchenware, clothing, jewels and jewelry. The dowry receipt is sealed by Muhammad Mukhatab Huzur. He confirms everything written by Talʻat al-Muluk.
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Settlement between Qamar Sultan and Mashhadi Haji Muhammad, 1886
Settlement between Qamar Sultan, wife of Muhammad Hasan ‘Alaqah-band [the silk maker] from Shiraz, and Mashhadi Haji Muhammad ‘Alaqah-band from Shiraz, son of Haji Muhammad Karim (Qamar Sultan's father), over Qamar Sultan's mahr, including a Qurʼan worth one tuman, fifty tumans, seven misqals [unit of weight] of gold, one charik [unit of weight] raw green silk, one-third of a house located in Sarbagh neighborhood of Shiraz, for fifty tumans, one man [unit of weight] of Russian hard white sugar, and two thousand tumans as the cost of detriments. Dated September 20, 1886
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Marriage contract, settlement, and divorce agreement between Saltanat Khanum and Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza, 1910 and 1911
Marriage contract of Saltanat Khanum (known as Mukhbar al-Saltanah), daughter of Davud Mirza, and Shahzadah [prince] ‘Abbas Mirza, son of Haj Muhammad Mahdi Mirza, on March 15, 1910; the mahr includes a Qurʼan worth twenty-five tumans, one-twelfth of [illegible] ‘Abbas Abad village, five hundred tumans, a female Abyssinian slave worth one hundred and fifty tumans, and five mans [unit of weight] of silk. On April 1, 1910, Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza divorced Saltanat Khanum, and since the marriage was not consummated, her mahr was cut in half. Saltanat Khanum settled half of her original mahr,...
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Marriage contract of ‘Iffat Khanum and Mirza ‘Aliriza, 1917
Marriage contract of ‘Iffat Khanum, daughter of Mir Sayyid Mahmud Khan Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah, and Mirza ‘Aliriza Khan Doctor Majma‘ al-Hikmatayn (from Kashan), son of Mirza ‘Ali Akbar Hakim Bashi (from Kashan). The mahr is one thousand two hundred and sixty tumans, including a copy of the Qurʼan, cash, clothing, jewelry, mirrors, lamps, and a piece of land and water share from the ‘Abd Allah farm in Nush Abad village in Kashan.
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Speech by a student of Madrisah-i Mukhaddarat, 1910
About examinations, and the news of Afsar al-Saltanah's daughter becoming a teacher
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Will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, 1896
The will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, the Prayer Imam, assigning his underage son, Shaykh Mahmud, as the executor of his will. Since Shaykh Mahmud is underage, his nephews, Shaykh Husayn and Mirza Baqir, should intervene in the affairs until he grows up. The will includes Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin's debts, and the designation of one-third of his properties to pay to someone to fast and pray on his behalf and on behalf of some of his family members.
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- Mir Sayyid Mahmud Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah(2)
- ‘Iffat Khanum (daughter of Mir Sayyid Mahmud Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah)(1)
- ‘Ali Khan Sahib Jam‘(1)
- Talʻat al-Muluk(1)
- Riza Quli Mirza (son of Malik Qasim Mirza)(1)
- Mirza ‘Aliriza Majma‘ al-Hikmatayn(1)
- Khanum (daughter of Mir Sayyid Mahmud Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah)(1)
- Jalal Khan Tavallali(1)
- Akhtar al-Muluk (daughter of Mirza Ibrahim)(1)