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Marriage contract of Khadijah and Kazim from Isfarjan, 1830
Marriage contract of Khadijah, daughter of ʻAli Naqi from Isfarjan, and Kazim from Isfarjan. The mahr includes three tumans, four misqals [unit of weight] of golden jewelry, copperware, a set of local women’s clothes and a set of European women's clothes, chintz bedding from Isfahan, a rug, one colorful kilim, a pair of felt rugs, and for the purchase price of some properties.
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Marriage contract of Ruqiyah Sultan Baygum and Muhammad ‘Ali
Marriage contract of Ruqiyah Sultan Baygum, daughter of Mirza ‘Ali Naqi Isfahani [Jabiri Ansari] and Muhammad ‘Ali, son of Kalb ‘Ali Marbamani, with a mahr of one hundred tumans, which was exchanged for half ownership of a property in Marbaman Jay of Isfahan, 1835.
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Marriage contract of Umm Kulsum and Muhammad ʻAli, 1861
Marriage contract of Umm Kulsum, known as Bibi, daughter of the late Muhammad Rahim from Qaynan in Isfahan, and Muhammad ʻAli, son of the late ʻAli Akbar, resident of Shinabad village. The mahr is twenty-two and one-half tumans. Following this contract, the groom settled with the bride over some property for ten tumans of the mahr.
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Marriage contract of Zahra Khanum and Muhammad Karim
Marriage contract of Zahra Khanum, daughter of Muhammad Qasim Zabit al-Shani, and Muhammad Karim, son of Haydar ‘Ali Khan, with a mahr of one hundred tumans, partially exchanged for full ownership of a property located in Takht Qarchah of Isfahan, 1805.
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Marriage contract between Hajiyah Jahan Sultan Khanum and Haji Muhammad Baqir, 1908
Marriage contract between Hajiyah Jahan Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Haji Muhammad Husayn, the broker from Isfahan, and Haji Muhammad Baqir, the son of Aqa Muhammad Taqi Isfahani, dated August 25, 1908. The mahr is 300 tumans, including a Qurʼan, some gold, and part of a house.
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Marriage contract of Khadijah Sultan Baygum and Aqa Muhammad Hasan, 1870
Marriage contract of Khadijah Sultan Baygum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Riza from Isfahan, and Aqa Muhammad Hasan, the son of Aqa Muhammad Husayn; the mahr is twelve tumans and half of one-sixth of the house of residence.
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Marriage contract of Sharaf Aqa and Mulla Lutf Allah, 1928
Marriage contract of Sharaf Aqa, the daughter of Aqa Sayyid Mahdi, and Mulla Lutf Allah, the son of Mulla Aqa Mirza. The mahr is twenty six tumans, a Qur’an (valued at one tuman), two-sixths of their house of residence, a portion of land, a set of bedding from Isfahan, some copperware from Isfahan, a rug, and a piece of clothing for a wedding. The above items, except the Qur’an and the money, amount to a total of forty five tumans, which remains the groom's debt. The note on the margin says: the house, the land, the copperware, and the rug were settled for thirty five tumans and the rest...
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Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum and Mirza Mahmud, 1887
Marriage contract between Gawhar Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Husayn, and Mirza Mahmud, the son of Muhammad Sadiq, dated December 1st, 1887. The mahr is a Qurʼan worth two tumans, a qalamkar bed covering made in Isfahan worth 5 tumans, a carpet, a kilim worth 10 tumans, and three sixths of the properties inherited by the bridegroom. A note on the verso reads: "the record of Nanah Gawhar (the mother of our mother, Sakinah Khatun)'s mahr."
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Marriage contract of Zahra and Muhammad Husayn, 1831
Marriage contract of Zahra, daughter of Muhammad Husayn, and Muhammad Husayn, son of the late ʻAli Quli Bayg known as Aqa Baba. The mahr is seventy tumans. The bride settled thirty-five tumans of her mahr with the groom in exchange for one-twelfth of a house, located at Baghkaran neighborhood of Isfahan, and fifteen misqals [unit of weight] of gold. In a note on the margin, dated 27 November 1831, the wife has denied transferring her mahr to the late Ghulam Husayn and claims her mahr.
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Marriage contract of Kulsum Khanum and Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim, 1820
Marriage contract of Kulsum Khanum, the daughter of Abu al-Qasim, and Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim, the son of Muhammad Hadi Khvurasgani; the mahr includes: twelve tumans of Tabrizi currency used in trade conducted in Isfahan, one-sixth of a residential building worth three tumans, some crimson gold, five mans [unit of weight] of copperware, and one cow worth two tumans. The groom must pay the above mahr to the bride upon her request, if he can afford it.
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