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Settlement between Fatimah Nisa’ and ʻAli Akbar, 1823

Settlement between Fatimah Nisa’, daughter of the late Mirza Baba, niece of Muhammad Riza Karkaraq from Isfahan, and ʻAli Akbar, son of Muhammad Husayn the merchant from Isfahan, exchanging some land in Jay in Isfahan for one hundred dinars and one hundred mans [unit of weight] of wheat.
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Settlement between Muhammad ‘Ali and Mir Muhammad ‘Ali, 1799

Muhammad ‘Ali, son of Hasan the village chief, transferring his propertym known as Aqa Ma‘sum caravansary, which includes a pool and a stable, to Mir Muhammad ‘Ali, son of Mirza Salih, in exchange for 100 tumans.
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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 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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Settlement of Khadijah and her husband with Mulla Muhsin, 1817

Settlement of Khadijah, known as Khanum Bibi, and her husband, Muhammad ‘Ali, son of Aqa Taqi Kuchakah, with Mulla Muhsin, known as Mulla Aqa Kuchak, son of Mulla Zayn al-‘Abidin, over an orchard for five tumans, and in addition, six thousand five hundred dinars and some wheat for the cost of detriments. On the margin: "because of what Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali owed to his wife according to their marriage contract and the above settlement, he settled half of the land located at Ab Payin Marbanan, known as Shah Safi Allah Garden, to Khanum Bibi for twenty two tumans and ten loads of wheat."
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Marriage contract of Khadijah and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, 1827

Marriage contract of Khadijah, daughter of Muhammad Husayn, and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, son of Muhammad Hadi. The mahr is fifty tumans. The groom settled ten tumans of the mahr with the bride in exchange for one-twelfth of a residential building in Sultan Sanjar neighborhood. The rest of the mahr remains the groom's debt. The groom additionally promised to buy ten misqals [unit of weight] of gold and ten mans [unit of weight] of copperware for the bride without asking anything in return.
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Settlement between Zaynab and Zayn al-‘Abidin, 1811

Settlement between Zaynab, daughter of Isma‘il from Khvurasgan Jay, and Zayn al-‘Abidin, son of Muhammad Baqir from the same village, exchanging her inherited properties, including a residential building in the same village, located in the Yar ‘Ali neighborhood, known as Aqa Isma‘il's House, and a stable and all its belongings for one hundred dinars and fifty units of wheat in shahi weight. On the margin: "Zaynab agreed to buy the stable, some springs, and the shares of other co-owners and give them to Zayn al-‘Abidin without asking for anything in return."
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Marriage contract of Mihr Jahan and Najafquli, 1829

Marriage contract of Mihr Jahan, with Mulla Muhammad (preacher) as attorney, and Najafquli, son of Haj Fath‘ali Bayg, with Haj Mirza ‘Abd al-Jabbar (judge) as attorney. The mahr is three thousand tumans and a copy of a Qur’an; one thousand and five hundred tumans remains the groom's debt.
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Dividing inheritance of Mirza Muhammad Yusuf, 1821

Dividing inheritance of Mirza Muhammad Yusuf [Ashrafi Mustawfi] in Iraq and Mazandaran, after payment of his debts and deduction of a third of the property (to be bequeathed to persons other than his legal heir). The rest of his property was divided in 11 shares among his 3 sons and 4 daughters: Mirza Muhammad Mahdi [father of ‘Abbas Quli Khan Ashrafi], Mirza ‘Ali, Mirza Muhammad, Mirza Muhammad Isma‘il, Khadijah Khanum (wife of ‘Alijah Mirza Muhammad Taqi), Khanum Buzurg (wife of ‘Ali Amuli), and Umm Kulsum.
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Groom’s wedding outfit

Belonged to Mirza Mufid Shaykh al-Islam Dibaj (Bahram Sheikholeslami’s grandfather); Haj Mir Hasan Shayk al-Islam, his great grandfather (who was also the great grandfather of the bride, Nimtaj Khanum) had the fabric (tirmah) made during the first years of Muhammad Shah's reign.

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Settlement between Fatimah Nisa’ and ʻAli Akbar, 1823

Settlement between Muhammad ‘Ali and Mir Muhammad ‘Ali, 1799

Marriage contract of Zahra and Muhammad Husayn, 1831

Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ Baygum and Haj Muhammad Mahdi, 1828

Settlement of Khadijah and her husband with Mulla Muhsin, 1817

Marriage contract of Khadijah and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, 1827

Settlement between Zaynab and Zayn al-‘Abidin, 1811

Marriage contract of Mihr Jahan and Najafquli, 1829

Dividing inheritance of Mirza Muhammad Yusuf, 1821

Groom’s wedding outfit

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Settlement between Fatimah Nisa’ and ʻAli Akbar, 1823

Settlement between Muhammad ‘Ali and Mir Muhammad ‘Ali, 1799

Marriage contract of Zahra and Muhammad Husayn, 1831

Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ Baygum and Haj Muhammad Mahdi, 1828

Settlement of Khadijah and her husband with Mulla Muhsin, 1817

Marriage contract of Khadijah and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, 1827

Settlement between Zaynab and Zayn al-‘Abidin, 1811

Marriage contract of Mihr Jahan and Najafquli, 1829

Dividing inheritance of Mirza Muhammad Yusuf, 1821

Groom’s wedding outfit

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