Search
-
2Images
Settlement of Mirza ‘Ali Khan Furqani and his children, 1930
Mirza ‘Ali Khan Furqani, the former Nayyir al-Mamalik of Isfahan, exchanged four-sixths of his house of residence near the Jami‘ mosque of Isfahan with his two sons, ‘Ali Asghar and ‘Ali Akbar, and the baby (girl or boy) who is still in her/his mother's womb, for one hundred dinars and ten misqals [unit of weight] of crystal candy. He has additionally settled all his household furnishings, including copperware, carpets, beddings, clothing, books, Qur’an, stationaries, food supplies, such as flour and legumes, and any other items, even a nail that might be on the wall, to his three children...
-
1Images
Marriage agreement of Baygum Agha and Sayyid Muhammad Taqi, 1939
Marriage agreement of Baygum Agha, daughter of Sayyid Karim son of Sayyid Habib Allah from Khuzan, and Sayyid Muhammad Taqi, son of Sayyid Hashim Furushani. The mahr includes one-twelfth of a house in Furushan village, and ninety tumans, of which twenty-six tumans and two-and-one-half riyals remain the groom's debt. The rest should be spent on gold, cotton wool, chintz, trays, and rugs. The groom's father transferred ownership of one-twelfth of the house to his son.
-
1Images
Marriage agreement of Humayun and Amir, 1928
Marriage agreement of Humayun, daughter of Karbalayi Riza son of Sadiq from Khuzan, and Amir, son of the late Haj Abu al-Hasan from Andan. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two thousand five hundred dinars, part of a house in Andan village, a share of water and a building in Andan, and seven misqals [unit of weight] of gold worth eighteen tumans. Ten tumans will additionally be paid for kitchen expenses and to buy a set of clothing.
-
2Images
Settlement, 1926
Settlement between Haydar ‘Ali, son of the late Muhammad, Muhammad ‘Ali, son the late Muhammad Riza, and Fatimah Khanum, daughter of the late Muhammad Riza, all from Varnusfadiran village, and Haji [Aqa Habib?] Khan, son of the late Mirza ‘Abbas from the same village, exchanging a piece of land located at Muzaffari Farvand in Dashtandah plain, for fifty tumans and one hundred dinars, with forty misqals of Muhubin wheat for the detriment clause.
-
1Images
Marriage agreement of Fatimah and Ahmad Karkhayran, 1937
Marriage agreement of Fatimah, daughter of Mashhadi Karim son of ʻAli from Khuzan, and Ahmad Karkhayran from Khuzan, son of Ramazan ʻAli. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two thousand five hundred tumans, a share of a house in Shamsabad, Khuzan, fifty tumans to buy land for the bride, and ten tumans for gold and earrings. Additionally, ten tumans will be paid for wedding expenses, the bridal gift, and two sets of proper women's clothes.
-
1Images
Marriage agreement of Munavvar and Ibrahim, 1939
Marriage agreement of Munavvar, daughter of Fath Allah, son of Muhammad Baqir from Khuzan, and Ibrahim, son of Karbalayi Husayn Mubashir from Khuzan. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two-and-a-half riyals, one-sixth of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Khuzan, half of an acre of land in Khuzan, and eight tumans to buy gold and earrings. Additionally, eight tumans will be paid for [wedding] expenses, rugs, the bridal gift, two mans [unit of weight] of cotton wool for bedding, and two sets of proper women's clothes.
-
1Images
Marriage agreement of Hajar and ʻAbd al-Rahim, 1925
Marriage agreement of Hajar, daughter of Mulla Nawruz ʻAli from Khuzan, and ʻAbd al-Rahim, son of the late Karbalayi Muhammad ʻAli from Khuzan. The mahr includes twenty-five tumans, part of a residential building in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Khuzan village, one-half of an acre in [illegible], thirty tumans to buy a property, a pair of gold earrings worth ten tumans, and ten tumans as the bridal gift.
-
2Images
Settlement, 1924
Settlement between Haydar ‘Ali, son of the late Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Riza, and Muhammad ‘Ali, son of the late Muhammad Riza from Varnusfadiran, and Haj Muhammad Riza Khan, son of the late Mirza ‘Abbas from the same village; they exchange a piece of land for thirteen tumans, one qiran, and five shahis and set the payment of one hundred dinars and forty misqals [unit of weight] wheat as a condition in case of detriment. Khavar Sultan, wife of Aqa Haydar ‘Ali and mother of Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, has confirmed and signed this settlement. On verso: "settlement belongs to Haji Khan."
-
1Images
Marriage agreement of Rubabah Aqayi and Husayn Qasri, 1941
Marriage agreement of Rubabah Aqayi, daughter of ʻAbd al-Karim son of Muhammad Hashim from Khuzan, and Husayn Qasri, son of the late Mustafa from Khuzan. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two-and-a-half riyals, a share of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Khuzan, one hundred tumans to buy land for the bride, and twenty tumans to buy gold and earrings. The groom's maternal grandmother, Hajiyah Fatimah, will transfer the ownership of one-sixth of the house mentioned in order for the groom to make a share of it part of the mahr. Additionally, fifteen tumans will be paid for...
-
79Images
Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj
Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to her half-sisters, Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, the daughters of Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi and his second wife, Munis Aqa. The collection, spanning from 1923 to 1961, includes letters sent during her time in Europe, letters sent back in Iran, and letters sent during Qamar Taj's stay in London. The subjects include a reception for the Ambassador of Afghanistan, a party hosted by the Alliance School, and the Congress of the International Alliance of Women in Paris.
Filter
- D Reset
Genres
Subjects
- money(10)
- property and property management(8)
- housing(8)
- marriage(7)
- mahr(6)
- clothing(6)
- gold(5)
- carpets(5)
- jewels and jewelry(4)
- grains(3)
- siblings(2)
- custody of children(2)
- books(2)
- bedding(2)
- Qur’an(2)
- weather(1)
- water and irrigation(1)
- universities and colleges(1)
- travel(1)
- toys(1)
- more
- money(10)
- property and property management(8)
- housing(8)
- marriage(7)
- mahr(6)
- clothing(6)
- gold(5)
- carpets(5)
- jewels and jewelry(4)
- grains(3)
- siblings(2)
- custody of children(2)
- books(2)
- bedding(2)
- Qur’an(2)
- weather(1)
- water and irrigation(1)
- universities and colleges(1)
- travel(1)
- toys(1)
- telephone(1)
- telegraph(1)
- teachers(1)
- stationery(1)
- silver(1)
- sewing(1)
- servants(1)
- schools(1)
- rent(1)
- rawzah(1)
- qanats(1)
- press(1)
- pregnancy(1)
- postcards(1)
- postal service(1)
- plays and theater(1)
- Photographs(1)
- passports(1)
- parties(1)
- nannies(1)
- motherhood(1)
- miscarriages and abortion(1)
- medicine(1)
- marriage proposal(1)
- letter writing(1)
- kitchenware(1)
- inheritance(1)
- infants(1)
- illness(1)
- hygiene(1)
- household furnishings(1)
- hats(1)
- gossip(1)
- gifts(1)
- films(1)
- feasts(1)
- fabrics(1)
- etiquette(1)
- employment(1)
- education(1)
- dreams(1)
- divorce(1)
- divination(1)
- death(1)
- cosmetics(1)
- copper(1)
- cooking(1)
- construction(1)
- children(1)
- childbirth(1)
- calligraphy(1)
- breast feeding(1)
- bicycles(1)
- betrothal(1)
- banks and banking(1)
- associations(1)
- apartments(1)
- alimony(1)
- advice(1)
- Kanun-i banuvan(1)
- International Alliance of Women and Peace(1)
- French language(1)
Subjects
Collections
People
- ‘Ali Asghar Furqani(1)
- ‘Ali Akbar Furqani(1)
- ʻIffat al-Muluk Khvajah-nuri(1)
- ʻAbd al-Husayn Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Yahya Dawlatabadi(1)
- Sayyid Husayn Sarlati (ʻImad al-Shariʻah) (1)
- Sadiqah Furqani(1)
- Sadiqah Dawlatabadi(1)
- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Nur al-Hadi Manganah(1)
- Mrs. Zukaʾ al-Dawlah(1)
- Mirza ‘Ali Khan Furqani (Nayyir al-Kitab)(1)
- Mahdukht San‘ati(1)
- Kishvar Khanum Furqani(1)
- Khanum Zukaʾ al-Dawlah Ghaffari(1)
- Khadijah Sultan Khanum (Hazrat Qudsiyah)(1)
- Humayun Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Haj ʻAli Akbar Sanʻati(1)
- Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi(1)
- Furugh al-Zaman Dawlatabadi (Shahab)(1)
- more
- ‘Ali Asghar Furqani(1)
- ‘Ali Akbar Furqani(1)
- ʻIffat al-Muluk Khvajah-nuri(1)
- ʻAbd al-Husayn Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Yahya Dawlatabadi(1)
- Sayyid Husayn Sarlati (ʻImad al-Shariʻah) (1)
- Sadiqah Furqani(1)
- Sadiqah Dawlatabadi(1)
- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Nur al-Hadi Manganah(1)
- Mrs. Zukaʾ al-Dawlah(1)
- Mirza ‘Ali Khan Furqani (Nayyir al-Kitab)(1)
- Mahdukht San‘ati(1)
- Kishvar Khanum Furqani(1)
- Khanum Zukaʾ al-Dawlah Ghaffari(1)
- Khadijah Sultan Khanum (Hazrat Qudsiyah)(1)
- Humayun Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Haj ʻAli Akbar Sanʻati(1)
- Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi(1)
- Furugh al-Zaman Dawlatabadi (Shahab)(1)
- Fazl Allah Khan(1)
- Faridun Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Fakhr Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Doctor Roland(1)
- Bizhan Dawlatabadi(1)
- Akbar Mirza Sarim al-Dawlah(1)
People
Places
English Translation
Periods
- D Post-Qajar