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Marriage contract between Fatimah Baygum Khanum and Muʼtaman al-Sultan Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hirati, 1941

Marriage contract between Fatimah Baygum Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Jan Mustawfi Hirati, and Muʼtaman al-Sultan Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hirati, the son of Mirza Muhammad Hirati. The mahr is 300 tumans, of which 100 tumans is the price of gold and jewelry, 100 tumans is the price of carpets, bedding, and copper dishes, 50 tumans is the price of a Qurʼan, and 50 tumans is the price of an Abyssinian slave.
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Marriage contract of Badr al-Nisa’ Baygum and Mirza Abu al-Qasim al-Husayni, 1831

Marriage contract of Badr al-Nisa’ Baygum, the daughter of Mirza Muhammad al-Husayni, and Mirza Abu al-Qasim al-Husayni, the son of Mirza Muhammad Kazim al-Husayni; the mahr is one hundred tumans, including a property in Nayshabur (10 tumans), carpet (7.5 tumans), beddings (5 tumans), seven misqals [unit of weight] of red gold (3.5), 10 mans [unit of weight] of copperware (5 tumans), and a female Abyssinian slave (9 tumans).
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Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum and Mirza Asad Allah, 1879

Marriage contract of Gawhar Khanum (daughter of ʻAliriza Mustawfi) with Mirza Asad Allah (son of Haji Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi) in May or June 1879. Mahr includes 100 tumans, a Qurʼan, gold (ten tumans), copper containers made in Kashan, a carpet, a qalamkar bed covering, a female Ethiopian slave (40 tumans), one third of an herb shop, part of a farm land near Savah and its water right, one sixth of a house in andaruni, and one sixth of a farm house originally belonged to the groom's father, who transfers it to Mirza Asad Allah to be included in his wife's Mahr.
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Marriage Contract of Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk, 1909

Marriage Contract of Sughra Khanum Surur al-Saltanah, daughter of Khazin al-Mulk, and ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk, son of Karim Dad Khan Salar. Mahr is a copy of the Qurʼan (valued at 100 tumans), a female slave (value of 70 tumans), and one thousand and five hundred tumans cash (that was presented), as well as some properties including the related water creeks, trees, and gardens in exchange for three thousand and five hundred tumans. The above was first deeded to the groom by his father and then, the groom included it in the Mahr for his wife.
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Four copies of marriage contract, 1714 to 1827

First image: copy of the marriage contract of Farangis Khanum, daughter of Lutf‘ali Khan, and Murtaza Quli Mirza, son of Haydar Quli Mirza (son of Fath‘ali Shah Qajar), with mahr of five hundred tumans, May 28, 1827; second image: copy of the marriage contract of Shams Banu, daughter of Fath‘ali Shah Qajar, and Mirza Musa Khan, son of Mirza Buzurg; third image: copy of a marriage contract, November 20, 1805; fourth image: copy of the marriage contract of Aminah Sultan Baygum, daughter of Mirza Ghiyas al-Din Mansur al-Husayni, and Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, son of Mirza Sayyid ‘Ali al-Musavi...
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Marriage contract of Fakhri Jahan Khanum and Mirza Habib Allah Khan, 1913

Marriage contracts of Fakhri Jahan Khanum, daughter of Bayan al-Saltanah and Mirza Habib Allah Khan, Son of Mirza Ghaffar Khan Mustawfi. The mahr is 1100 tumans, from which 50 tumans is the price of a Qurʼan and 50 tumans is the price of a female slave.
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Marriage contract of Halimah Baygum Khatun with Mirza Shams al-Din, 1865.

Belongs to Turan Misgarzadah, inherited from her husband's close relatives. The marriage contract is between Halimah Baygum Khatun, daughter of Haji Sayyid Razi [?] ‘Atr Allah, with Mirza Shams al-Din, son of Mirza Muhammad Jaʻfar. Mahr is 110 tuman, from which 10 tuman is the price of Qur’an, 40 tumans is the price of a female slave, and 60 tuman should be paid in cash.
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Settlement between Riza Quli Khan and his mother, 1893

The second wife of Mirza Fazl Allah Khan [Agha Baygum Khanum] transfers the ownership of all her belongings (including whatever she owns until her death) to her son, Riza Quli Khan, in exchange for one hundred dinars. The condition is that Riza Quli Khan will be responsible for the food and clothing expenses of his mother as long as she lives. Moreover, after her death, he shall spend fifty tumans of his own money for the funeral expenses. A male slave, named Qanbar, and a female slave, named Tuti, are included in this settlement. Tuti, one of Qanbar’s daughters, worked for Riza Quli Khan’s...
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Marriage contract of Mah Taban and Mirza Ismaʻil, 1888

Marriage contract of Mah Taban, daughter of Mirza Aqa Mustawfi, and Mirza Ismaʻil the accountant, son of Muʻtamad al-Sultan Mirza Ahmad Mustawfi. The mahr includes four hundred tumans in cash, a Qur'an worth thirty tumans, one male slave and one female slave worth seventy tumans, one-sixth of a residential building and a property in Tafrish, and a qanat and a creek in Tasuj. The first three items remain the groom's debt. The groom's father transferred the ownership of the qanat and the creek to the bride.
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri

Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, expressing concern about ‘Ishrat (their daughter)'s health, advising her not to take the child outdoors; he requests some sweets, jams, and pickles; he also mentions selling their female slave, Susan, as keeping her is no longer appropriate

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Marriage contract between Fatimah Baygum Khanum and Muʼtaman al-Sultan Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hirati, 1941

Marriage contract of Badr al-Nisa’ Baygum and Mirza Abu al-Qasim al-Husayni, 1831

Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum and Mirza Asad Allah, 1879

Marriage Contract of Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk, 1909

Four copies of marriage contract, 1714 to 1827

Marriage contract of Fakhri Jahan Khanum and Mirza Habib Allah Khan, 1913

Marriage contract of Halimah Baygum Khatun with Mirza Shams al-Din, 1865.

Settlement between Riza Quli Khan and his mother, 1893

Marriage contract of Mah Taban and Mirza Ismaʻil, 1888

Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri

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Marriage contract between Fatimah Baygum Khanum and Muʼtaman al-Sultan Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi Hirati, 1941

Marriage contract of Badr al-Nisa’ Baygum and Mirza Abu al-Qasim al-Husayni, 1831

Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum and Mirza Asad Allah, 1879

Marriage Contract of Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk, 1909

Four copies of marriage contract, 1714 to 1827

Marriage contract of Fakhri Jahan Khanum and Mirza Habib Allah Khan, 1913

Marriage contract of Halimah Baygum Khatun with Mirza Shams al-Din, 1865.

Settlement between Riza Quli Khan and his mother, 1893

Marriage contract of Mah Taban and Mirza Ismaʻil, 1888

Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri

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