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Marriage contract between Hamidah Khanum and Haj Aqa Mir Maʻsum Khan, 1913
Marriage contract between Hamidah Khanum, daughter of ʻAbd al-Hamid Khan Yamin Nizam, and Haj Aqa Mir Maʻsum Khan, son of ʻAliriza Khan on April 8, 1913. The mahr is 12000 tumans and a Qurʼan worth 100 tumans and all is on the bridegroom's charge. On the verso: "on December 6, 1930 I settled 1700 tumans for this contract with Khanum Navvab al-Hajiyah. Signed by Hamidah Ghaffari." Another note states: "Hamidah Khanum had filed a claim against Khanum Navvab al-Hajiyah with the Ministry of Justice regarding her mahr; she has finally settled tha claim with me for 1700 tumans; this amount has...
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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...