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Settlement between Sahib Jan and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, 1862
Settlement between Sahib Jan, daughter of Haji Kazim from Isfahan, and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, over: a textile quarter in the bazaar in the Nim Avard neighborhood in Isfahan, a house close to the quarter, a house in Chalah [illegible] neighborhood of Kashan, and a piece of property close to that house, for fourteen tumans.
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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 Taj Mah Sultan and Muhammad Riza, 1895
Marriage contract of Taj Mah Sultan, daughter of Mashhadi Muhammad Javad, and Muhammad Riza, son of Muhammad Hasan. The mahr is thirty tumans, a part of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Isfahan, and two misqals [unit of weight] of golden jewelry.
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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 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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Stipend of Khadijah, 1887-1888
Haji Mulla Muhammad ʻAli the treasurer received 3000 dinars in cash and 10 mans [each man is three kilograms] of bread for the stipend of Khadijah from Isfahan for the month of the month of Rabiʻ al-Sani 1305 AH [17 December 1887 to 14 January 1888].
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Nur Jahan's stipend, 1887-1888
The document reads: "Haji Mulla Muhammad ʻAli the treasurer received 3000 dinars and 10 mans [each man is three kilograms] of bread for the month of Rabiʻ al-Sani 1305 AH [17 December 1887 to 14 January 1888], which was subsequently received by me, Nur Jahan, the cripple from Isfahan."
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Marriage contract of Khatun Jajanam [Khatun Jan Khanum [?]] with Muhammad Husayn, 1874
The marriage contract of Khatun Jajanam [Khatun Jan Khanum [?]], the daughter of Haj Muhammad Sadiq, and Muhammad Husayn, the son of Haj Muhammad Baqir on 29 September 1874. The mahr includes 12 tumans, a qalamkar bed covering (made in Isfahan), carpet, a walnut tree, a garden, and one twelfth of a house (including sanctuary, storage room, a room, and stable).
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Marriage contract of Sakinah Khanum with Mirza ʻAbd Allah, 1859
The marriage contract of Sakinah Khanum, the daughter of Aqa ʻAli with Mirza ʻAbd Allah, son of Aqa Muhammad Sabir on 10 December 1859. The mahr is 6 tumans Ashrafi (equal to 20 misqals red gold), copper dishes and containers, a qalamkar bed covering (made in Isfahan), carpet and rugs. On verso, Sakinah Khanum settles all her rights to her husband. In 1888 after her husband's death, Sakinah Khanum confirms this settlement once more, receives her dowry, and gives 20 tumans to Mirza ʻAbd Allah's underage children.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum with Mirza Rahim, 1868
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Muhammad and Mirza Rahim, the son of Mirza Husayn, on April 11, 1868. The mahr includes 30 tumans cash, room carpets including a rug and felt worth 10 tumans, and a qalamkar bed covering made in Isfahan. It also includes some properties belonging to the bridegroom's mother, father, and paternal aunt, which were settled with the bridegroom and were then included in mahr. A note on the verso reads: "Aqa Mirza Rahim"
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