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Sale settlement of a female slave, 1863
Ghulam Husayn from Shiraz sold a female slave, named Gulchaman, to Mirza Abu Talib's mother for thirty-six tumans.
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Sale settlement of a female slave, 1847
The daughter of the deceased Muhammad ʻAli Bayg sold a female slave from Sistan named Ruzak, who she had bought from the Amir Qayini tribe for 30 [illegible], to Mirza Muhammad Husayn Khan, the son of the deceased Mirza Muhammad, for 30 [illegible], on August 28, 1847.
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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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Selling Nawbahar and her daughter, 1919
Bibi Fatimah, daughter of the late ‘Ali Khan Sultan, sells a female slave named Nawbahar and her daughter to [?] Khanum in exchange for one hundred tumans and a detriment fee of one hundred dinars and some wheat
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Baygum and Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi from Herat, 1889
Marriage contract of Fatimah Baygum, the daughter of Aqa Mirza Jan Mustawfi, and Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi from Herat, the son of Mirza Muhammad from Herat, with a mahr of 300 tumans including: gold and jewelry worth 100 tumans, a carpet, bedding and copper worth 100 tumans, a Qurʼan worth fifty tumans, and an Abyssinian female slave worth fifty tumans. The marriage vows were said by the attorneys of both parties.
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Part of a letter
The writer shares some news about the purchase of a slave (Khvajah) for the crown prince from Somalia for two thousand tumans and mentions that Aqa brought four Kaniz (female slaves) for Khalah Jan, Mahmud Khan, Mademoiselle, and the writer. Three of them are Baluchis and one is Bambasi. Aqa also brought a male slave as a souvenir for the writer; his name is Qanbar. S/he then describes three things that s/he wanted during the three years that Aqa was governing the ports and has them all now: a good gun, a mare called ‘Abid, and now Qanbar. S/he then describes the mares and the horses that...
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Marriage contract of Khanum Buzurg and Mirza Masʻud, 1870
Marriage contract of Khanum Buzurg, daughter of Lutf Allah Mirza, and Mirza Masʻud, son of Mirza Muhammad Husayn, with a mahr of 1120 tumans, which includes: two shares of use of water from a qanat worth 500 tumans, clothes worth 200 tumans, gold worth 150 tumans, two carpets worth 50 tumans, 50 mans [each man is three kilograms] of copperware made in Yazd worth 75 tumans, silver worth 250 tumans, a Qurʼan worth 40 tumans, a slave and a male servant worth 80 tumans. These items were settled for the stipulated amount of money [1120 tumans].
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Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ Baygum and Haj Muhammad Mahdi, 1828
Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ Baygum, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Baqir (son of Muhammad Isma'il Bayg known as Aqa Babak), and Haj Muhammad Mahdi, son of Haj Muhammad Rafi‘ [illegible]. The mahr is one hundred tumans. The groom settled fifty tumans of the mahr with the bride in exchange for two sets of women clothing and part of a property in ‘Abbas Abad region of [illegible] Garm Rud. The groom additionally promised to pay for ten mans [unit of weight] of copperware, ten misqals [unit of weight] of golden jewelry, and an Abyssinian female slave for the bride and ask nothing in exchange.
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Marriage contract of Jan Jan Khanum and Muhammad Karim, 1842 or 1843
Marriage contract of Jan Jan Khanum, daughter of Aqa Muhammad from Karvan village, and Muhammad Karim, son of Muhammad ‘Ali Tihrani Karvan. The mahr is three hundred tumans. The groom settled the following items in exchange for two hundred and sixty tumans of the mahr: a portion of land and part of a garden/orchard in Hurmanan village, part of a garden/orchard in Divun Farm, some qanats and part of a residential house in Hurmanan village, and a house, along with its stable and garden. The groom also promised if the marriage lasted and the bride obeyed him, he would buy the following items...
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Marriage contract between Gawhar Malik Khanum and Mirza Baqir Khan, 1891
Marriage contract between Gawhar Malik Khanum, daughter of Asad Allah Mirza, and Mirza Baqir Khan, son of Muʻin al-Saltanah, on October 21, 1891. Mahr is 1000 tumans, of which which 200 tumans is received as cash by the bride, and 100 tumans for the gift of a Qurʼan and the price of two slaves (a male and a female). The rest (700 tumans) remains the bridegroom's debt.
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