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Qur’an, 1867 or 8
Written in the hand of Ziaʼ al-Saltanah (1799-1873), daughter of Fath ‘Ali Shah Qajar and Maryam Khanum.
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Marriage contract of Mah Parah Khanum and Sultan Husayn Mirza, 8 May 1854
Marriage contract between Mah Parah Khanum, daughter of Bahram Mirza and Sultan Husayn Mirza, son of Ahmad ‘Ali Mirza. The sidaq (mahr) includes 1,000 ashrafi tumans of 18 nukhud weight, a newly-minted Nasir al-Din shahi coin, a Qur’an worth 50 tumans, a male domestic slave [ghulam], and a female domestic slave [jariah], valued at fifty tumans each. Inscribed under the top decorative medallion is the name of Bahram Mirza, possibly the father of Shahzadah Sultan Husayn Mirza.
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Qur’an with birth records of Ansari family, 1854 or 5
First and last pages of a Qur’an inscribed with birth records and genealogy. Opening two pages have following birth dates recorded: Sadiqah Khanum Mahin Banu, 12 Shavval 1334 [11 August 1916]; Sultan Ahmad Khan, 29 Sha‘ban 1336 [9 June 1918]; Nush Afarin, 7 Sha‘ban 1358/22 September 1939/30 Shahrivar 1318 in India; Parviz, 1 August 1928 [10 Murdad 1307]; ‘Alimurad, 3 Bahman 1327 [23 January 1949], Isfahan; Amir Khusraw 5 Aban 1333/28 October 1955/11 Rabi al-Avval [1375], Tehran. A following page indicates the Qur’an originally belonged to Muhammad Mahdi ibn Farrukh Ghaffari. On the last...