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Two copies of the marriage contract of Zubaydah Baygum and Mir Sayyid Aqa, 1919
Marriage contract of Zubaydah Baygum (known as Iran), daughter of Aqa Mirza Sayyid Mahmud Khan Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah, and Mir Sayyid Aqa, son of Haji Sayyid Husayn; the mahr is one thousand tumans, of which the groom paid half by transferring one-sixth of his paternal house to the bride. The rest of the mahr remains the groom’s debt. There are differences in the two copies.
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Marriage contract of Akhtar al-Muluk and Jalal Khan, 1924
Marriage contract of Akhtar al-Muluk Khanum, daughter of Mirza Ibrahim Khan Munshi Bashi, and Jalal Khan (treasurer), son of ‘Abd Allah Khan Tavallali. The mahr includes two thousand tumans and a copy of a Qur’an worth one hundred tumans.
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Marriage contract of ‘Iffat Khanum and Mirza ‘Aliriza, 1917
Marriage contract of ‘Iffat Khanum, daughter of Mir Sayyid Mahmud Khan Mu‘tasam al-Dawlah, and Mirza ‘Aliriza Khan Doctor Majma‘ al-Hikmatayn (from Kashan), son of Mirza ‘Ali Akbar Hakim Bashi (from Kashan). The mahr is one thousand two hundred and sixty tumans, including a copy of the Qurʼan, cash, clothing, jewelry, mirrors, lamps, and a piece of land and water share from the ‘Abd Allah farm in Nush Abad village in Kashan.