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Marriage contract of Rukhsarah Khanum and Aqa ‘Ali, 1910
Marriage contract of Rukhsarah Khanum, daughter of Mashhadi Ghaffar, and Aqa ‘Ali, son of Karbalayi Ibrahim (gravedigger); the mahr is nineteen tumans and a gold ring worth one tuman
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Marriage contract of Sayyidah Layla and Ramazan ‘Ali, 1907
Marriage contract of Sayyidah Layla, daughter of Karbalayi Sayyid Husayn, and Ramazan ‘Ali, son of Ma‘sum. The mahr is one hundred and twenty-eight tumans for the bridal gift, gold coins, gold earrings, a gold talisman [illegible], two [illegible] gold rings, a gold necklace, and some women's clothes. The rest of the mahr remains the groom's debt.
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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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Marriage contract of Sughra and Riza, 1919
Marriage contract of Sughra, the underage daughter of Ghulam ‘Ali son of Haj Isma‘il, and Riza, son of the late ‘Ali son of Rajab from Muhammadabad. The mahr includes ten tumans, one-third of a residential building in Muhammadabad, ten tumans to buy copperware, ten tumans to buy rugs and a chest, three tumans to buy a gold ring, and seven tumans to buy exquisite women's clothes.
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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 Sayyidah Baygum and Latif ‘Ali, 1925
Marriage contract of Sayyidah Baygum, the daughter of the late Qadam‘ali Ibn Haj Aqa Hufi, and Latif ‘Ali, the son of the late Muhammad ‘Ali Ibn Haj Muhammad Varnusfadirani. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two thousand and five hundred dinars that remain the groom's debt; forty tumans for Sayyidah Baygum to purchase of women's clothing, jewelry, fabric, copperware, and carpets; and thirty tumans to Sayyidah Baygum to purchase a house in the neighborhood of her choice. Dated January 23, 1925; on verso: "In 1927, Latif ‘Ali paid forty tumans and seven thousand dinars to Sayyidah...
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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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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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- 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)
- ‘Ali (husband of Rukhsarah)(1)
- Ustad Ghaffar(1)
- Rukhsarah (daughter of Khanum)(1)
- Mirza ‘Aliriza Majma‘ al-Hikmatayn(1)
- Khanum (daughter of Mir Sayyid Mahmud Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah)(1)
- Karbalayi Ibrahim(1)
- Jalal Khan Tavallali(1)
- Akhtar al-Muluk (daughter of Mirza Ibrahim)(1)