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Marriage contract of Ziyaʼ Ashraf and ‘Izzat Allah (Bayat), 1 March 1924
Marriage contract of Ziyaʼ Ashraf, daughter of Zahra Imami Ziyaʼ al-Saltanah and Muhammad Musaddiq (Musaddiq al-Saltanah), and ‘Izzat Allah (Bayat), son of Sahm al-Mulk. The sidaq (mahr) is 7,000 tumans (4,000 in jewelry and 3,000 in cash) and two dangs (two-sixth shares) of the village of Zahir Abad, valued at 5,000 tumans.
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From Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes about her travel: first on the way from Tehran to Qum, Mahmud Khan was thrown out of the carriage, but only had minor injuries on his hands, thus Khanum [their mother, Khadijah Sultan] sacrificed a few sheep. They stayed for one night and made pilgrimages to the shrine. The road from Qum to Burujird was bumpy. Near ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the carriage of the servants was overturned, but nobody was injured. She then describes who accompanied them, how they were welcomed in ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the places they visited, and notes that they stayed in houses provided by...