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Documents regarding Sughra Khanum's complaint, 1913
Documents regarding the complaint by Sughra Khanum, wife of Sayyid Abu al-Qasim, on behalf of her daughter, Zahra Khanum, known as Zarrin Taj, against Zarrin Taj's husband, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Kitab-furush (bookseller), son of Mirza Muhammad Husayn from Gulpayigan, regarding her daughter's dowry and other prerogatives. Includes a copy of the marriage contract, Zarrin Taj's power of attorney to her mother, an affidavit regarding Zarrin Taj's harrasment by her husband, Sughra Khanums's power of attorney to Shaykh Muhammad from Taliqan, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali's power of attorney to Shaykh...
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Documents regarding Zarrin Taj's complaint, 1924 to 1927
Documents regarding the complaint by Zarrin Taj Khanum, daughter of Ibrahim Khan Kurd-bachchah, against Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Mu‘allim (teacher), son of Mirza Rizq Allah, over her mahr and alimony. Includes affidavits on behalf of Zarrin Taj and Zia’ Huzur, Chief Editor of Sharq newspaper, about her marriage, Mirza ‘Ali Khan's other wife and children, his refraining to pay alimony, beating Zarrin Taj and her hospitalization at the American hospital; copy of their marriage contract, power of attorney from Zarrin Taj Khanum and Mirza ‘Ali Khan to their respective attorneys; affidavit on...
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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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Marriage and divorce contracts of Fatimah Baygum and Muhammad Baqir, 1897
Marriage and divorce contracts of Fatimah Baygum, daughter of Sayyid Ismaʻil Kulah-mal, and Muhammad Baqir, son of Ustad Husayn. The mahr includes twenty-five tumans and fifty shahis, one twenty-fourth of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Isfahan, and a Qurʼan worth one tuman. On June 18, 1905, Fatimah Baygum settled her mahr, except the part of the mentioned property, with her husband for one hundred dinars in order to get a divorce. Then, on August 30, 1905, they remarried and the husband settled the ten tumans he owed to the wife for one hundred dinars and some wheat. The mahr,...
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Marriage and divorce contracts of Shahrbanu and Qasim, 1903
Marriage and divorce contracts of Shahrbanu, daughter of Mashhadi ‘Ali, and Qasim, son of Mashhadi Haydar. The mahr was thirty tumans to buy goldware, copperware, felt, bedding from Isfahan, a rug, silk and European chintz clothes, and some property. The groom settled with his mother over copperware, felt, beddings, set of European chintz clothes, and part of the property. Later, he settled a part of the mentioned items with his father. On January 9, 1905, Shahrbanu settled her mahr with Qasim for one hundred dinars and one charik [unit of weight] of wheat in order to get a divorce.
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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 Banu Khanum and Haj Ghulam Riza, 1921
Marriage contract of Banu Khanum, daughter of the late Haj Javad Darvish, and Haj Ghulam Riza, son of the late Darvish Muhammad Husayn. The mahr includes twenty-one tumans, a Qur'an, parts of a building in the Aqa neighborhood, shares of land in the Ab Bariki Plain, and a share of qanat water in the same plain. On the margin: "On 22 January 1926, Darvish Ghulam Riza sold Banu Khanum's share of the land with her permission, and instead, they included another piece of land as her mahr. On 11 Decemeber 1926, Banu Khanum settled her share of the building with Yad Allah, son of the late Darvish...
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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 contract of Bibi Khanum and ‘Abbas ‘Ali, 1916
Marriage contract of Bibi Khanum, daughter of Nazar ‘Ali (son of Haj Muhammad Husayn), and ‘Abbas ‘Ali, son of Muhammad Isma‘il (son of Muhammad Rahim [illegible]). The mahr is one hundred and seventy-six tumans and two thousand dinars. The groom gave sixty tumans of the mahr to the bride for buying a pair of gold earrings, some women's clothes, and some housewares including copperware, dishes, bathing towels, bedding, and [illegible]. The groom gave an additional ninety tumans of the mahr to the bride to buy a house anywhere that is considered appropriate. The rest of the mahr remains the...
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan and Asad Allah, 1909
Marriage contract of Fatimah Sultan, daughter of Mulla Husayn, resident of Runan village, and Asad Allah, son of Ustad ʻAli, resident of the same village. The mahr is twenty-six tumans and two thousand ten shahis, part of a house in the Darb Maydan neighborhood of Runan village, and five misqals [unit of weight] of gold.
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