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Marriage contract of Safiyah and Yusuf‘ali, 1925
Marriage contract of Safiyah Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Hamid, and Yusuf‘ali, the son of Haj ‘Abbas. The mahr is thirty five tumans, some of which has, along with some household furnishings, been received by the bride.
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Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, 1910
Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Mahdi, and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, the son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin. The mahr is a Qurʼan manuscript valued at five tumans, forty tumans cash, fifteen misqals of pure red gold, six mans [unit of weight] of copperware, carpets and rugs worth twenty five tumans, qalamkar bedding worth six tumans, some pieces of land and orchards, and a walnut tree. These were transferred from Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin to his son, Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, and then became part of the mahr. In August 1911, several testimonies concerning the mahr were added.
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Marriage contract between Sayyidah Khayr al-Nisaʼ and Ustad Asad Allah, 1922
Marriage contract between Sayyidah Khayr al-Nisaʼ, the daughter of Aqa ʻAbd Allah, and Ustad Asad Allah, the son of Ustad Ahmad, dated October 31, 1922.The mahr includes parts of a farm, five tumans, some red gold, and some silver.
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Marriage contract of Batul Baygum and Mirza Muhammad, 1925
Marriage contract of Batul Baygum, the daughter of Haj Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, and Mirza Muhammad, the son of Mirza Shaʻban. The mahr is 1000 tumans, which includes: one sixth of a house worth 500 tumans, copper worth 60 tumans, four sheep and goats worth 100 tumans, one woolen carpet worth 100 tumans, a set of bedding worth 50 tumans, and a carpet worth 160 tumans.
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Marriage contract of Khanum Jan and Karbalayi ʻAli, 1910
Marriage contract of Khanum Jan, the daughter of Salar Muhammad (son of Ghulamʻali from Juymand), and Karbalayi ʻAli, the son of Ishaq from Rashkhvar, with a mahr of: two-sixths of a house bought by Salar Muhammad, an outfit to be bought for eight tumans, five mans of copper worth six tumans, carpets to cover a room, worth six tumans, and a set of bedding worth five tumans. Five tumans remain groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Bibi Jan and Mulla Qanbar, 1918
Marriage contract of Bibi Jan, daughter of ‘Ali Bayg (son of the late Darvish Bayg), and Mulla Qanbar, son of Mulla Husayn. Mahr includes thirty tumans, carpets worth fifty tumans, copperwares worth fifty tumans, and gold worth ten tumans.
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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 Fatimah and Mulla Haj Muhammad, 1923
Marriage contract of Fatimah, the daughter of Mulla Ghulam Husayn, and Mulla Haj Muhammad, the son of Karbalayi Mulla ʻAli, with a mahr of 755 tumans, which includes: pieces of land, water usage right of qanat, part of a house, a carpet to cover a room, gold, silver, clothes, and copper. On March 25, 1928 the husband transferred the ownership of some pieces of land to his wife.
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Marriage contract of Saltanat and Muhammad Ibrahim Bayg, 1915
Marriage contract of Saltanat, the daughter of Haj ʻAbd Allah, and Muhammad Ibrahim Bayg, the son of Zabih Allah, dated May 15, 1915. The mahr is 160 tumans and includes: the use of water from two sources worth 50 tumans, one third of a garden's profits worth 20 tumans, a house located where the groom lives worth five tumans, two outfits worth ten tumans, a set of bedding worth five tumans, a carpet worth ten tumans, three mans [each man is three kilograms] of copper worth eight tumans, sheep worth 12 tumans, and 40 tumans in cash. The wife, Saltanat Khanum, has settled part of the marriage...
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Marriage contract of Zulaykha Khanum and Muhammad Sadiq, 1923
Marriage contract of Zulaykha Khanum, daughter of Haj Muhammad Ibrahim son of Muhsin, and Muhammad Sadiq, son of Ustad Rajab ‘Ali [illegible]. The mahr includes: seventy-six tumans and two thousand five hundred dinars, of which the bride and the groom have agreed fifty tumans will be given to the bride to buy women's clothes, copperware, [illegible], rug, gold earrings, and cloth. The rest remains the groom's debt. The mahr also includes one-and-a-half misqals [unit of weight] of gold and one-sixth of a house that the groom's brothers transferred to him.