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Marriage contract of Safiyah and Yusuf‘ali, 1925
Marriage contract of Safiyah Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Hamid, and Yusuf‘ali, the son of Haj ‘Abbas. The mahr is thirty five tumans, some of which has, along with some household furnishings, been received by the bride.
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Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, 1910
Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Mahdi, and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, the son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin. The mahr is a Qurʼan manuscript valued at five tumans, forty tumans cash, fifteen misqals of pure red gold, six mans [unit of weight] of copperware, carpets and rugs worth twenty five tumans, qalamkar bedding worth six tumans, some pieces of land and orchards, and a walnut tree. These were transferred from Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin to his son, Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali, and then became part of the mahr. In August 1911, several testimonies concerning the mahr were added.
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Marriage contract of Gawhar al-Saltanah and Fath‘ali Vaziri, 1918
Marriage contract of Narjis Khanum, known as Gawhar al-Saltanah, the daughter of Shahzadah Mubashshir al-Sultan, and Sultan Fath‘ali Khan [Vaziri], the son of [Bibi Khanum Astarabadi and] Musa Khan Mirpanjah [Vaziri]. The mahr is 750 tumans, a Qurʼan (worth 10 tumans), a mirror, and two lamps. Of this, the bride received 250 tumans, the mirror, and the lamps, while the remaining 500 tumans adn the 10 tumans (the value of the Qurʼan) were charged to the groom.
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Marriage contract of Gawhar Shad and ‘Ali Akbar Nazm al-Dawlah, 1923
Marriage contract of Gawhar Shad Khanum, daughter of Khabir al-Saltanah [and Aqdas al-Muluk Mu‘izzi], and Mirza ‘Ali Akbar Khan Nazm al-Dawlah, son of Mirza Muhammad Khan Majd al-Saltanah [and Iqlima ‘Adl]. Mahr was a Qur’an, thirty five hundred tumans (eight hundred tumans of which has been paid), two brilliant diamond rings, a pair of lamps, and a mirror.
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Marriage contract between Kubra Khanum and Taqi Khan, 1925
Marriage contract between Kubra Khanum, the daughter of Hamzah ʻAli Bayg, and Taqi Khan (who works in municipality), the son of Yusuf Khan Tabrizi, dated May 2, 1925. The mahr is 130 tumans, of which the bride received 50 tumans and the Qurʼan and 80 tumans were charged to the bridegroom, a Qurʼan worth 5 tumans, a mirror, and a crystal base.
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Marriage contract of Shah Baygum Khanum and Muhammad Bayg, 1918
Marriage contract of Shah Baygum Khanum, daughter of Jibraʼil Bayg, and Muhammad Bayg, son of the deceased Mashhadi Ismaʻil Bayg Shaykhanqi, dated December 26, 1918; the mahr is 200 tumans, bedding worth 10 tumans, an ewer and basin worth three tumans, and a gold ring worth five tumans. The attorney is Ashjaʻ al-Sultan.
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Marriage contract of Mah Sultan Khanum and Aqa ‘Ali, 1908
Marriage contract of Mah Sultan Khanum, daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim (son of the late Muhammad Muhsin), and Aqa ‘Ali [illegible], son of Mashhadi Qasim (son of Mukhtar [illegible]). The mahr is seventy-six tumans and two thousand five hundred dinars. The couple agreed that fifty tumans of the mahr, to be spent on women's clothes, copperware, cloths and [illegible], rugs, and house furniture, would be paid to the bride on the night of the wedding. The rest of the mahr remains the groom's debt. The groom's father also transferred ownership of one-sixth of a residential building and one man...
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Marriage contract of Narjis Khatun, 1911
Marriage contract between Narjis Khatun, the daughter of Mashhadi Mahmud, and Mirza [illegible], the son of Habib Allah. The mahr is thirty five tumans. There is a list of items in the mahr, on the margin including: a set of beddings, textiles, kitchenware and tableware, other household furnishings, and some money.
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Marriage contract, settlement, and divorce agreement between Saltanat Khanum and Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza, 1910 and 1911
Marriage contract of Saltanat Khanum (known as Mukhbar al-Saltanah), daughter of Davud Mirza, and Shahzadah [prince] ‘Abbas Mirza, son of Haj Muhammad Mahdi Mirza, on March 15, 1910; the mahr includes a Qurʼan worth twenty-five tumans, one-twelfth of [illegible] ‘Abbas Abad village, five hundred tumans, a female Abyssinian slave worth one hundred and fifty tumans, and five mans [unit of weight] of silk. On April 1, 1910, Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza divorced Saltanat Khanum, and since the marriage was not consummated, her mahr was cut in half. Saltanat Khanum settled half of her original mahr,...
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Marriage contract of Bibi Khanum and ‘Abbas ‘Ali, 1916
Marriage contract of Bibi Khanum, daughter of Nazar ‘Ali (son of Haj Muhammad Husayn), and ‘Abbas ‘Ali, son of Muhammad Isma‘il (son of Muhammad Rahim [illegible]). The mahr is one hundred and seventy-six tumans and two thousand dinars. The groom gave sixty tumans of the mahr to the bride for buying a pair of gold earrings, some women's clothes, and some housewares including copperware, dishes, bathing towels, bedding, and [illegible]. The groom gave an additional ninety tumans of the mahr to the bride to buy a house anywhere that is considered appropriate. The rest of the mahr remains the...