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Marriage contract of Sanam and Baba Khan, 1916
Contract for a temporary marriage between Sanam, the daughter of Taqi, and Baba Khan, the son of Zayn al-‘Abidin, to last for a five-year period in exchange for a pair of shoes from Tabriz each year.
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Marriage contract of Raziyah Khanum Amir Qasimi and Muhammad Vali Mirza Mansuri, 1932
Marriage contract of Raziyah Khanum Amir Qasimi, daughter of Mahdiquli Khan, and Muhammad Vali Mirza Mansuri, son of Afrasiyab Mirza, on October 12, 1932. The mahr is 7000 riyals. Qasim Amini Muin al-Tujjar is the witness. This marriage was recorded in the notary office and the document bears the seal and stamp of the Pahlavi state.
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...