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Marriage contract of Zulaykha Khanum and Musa, 1807
Marriage contract of Zulaykha, the daughter of Ahmad, and Musa, the son of Najaf. The mahr is twenty tumans as well as household furnishings.
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Marriage contract of Mina Baygum and Mashhadi ʻAbd Allah, 1855
Marriage contract of Mina Baygum, the daughter of Abu al-Hasan, and Mashhadi ʻAbd Allah, the son of Ustad Aqa Baba, with a mahr of 60 tumans, which includes: 50 tumans manat, a set of bedding worth four tumans, a ewer and basin worth two tumans, two trays worth three tumans, and a lamp worth one tuman.
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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 Zia’ al-Muluk and Vali Khan, 1930
Marriage contract of Zia’ al-Muluk, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Majd al-Mamalik, and Sayyid Vali Khan, son of Mir Abu al-Qasim. Mahr was twenty five hundred tumans, a brilliant diamond ring, a cashmere shawl, a mirror, and a pair of lamps. One thousand tumans and the objects above were received at the time of the marriage contract.
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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 Marziyah Khanum and Mirza Mahdi, 1929
Marriage contract of Marziyah Khanum, the daughter of Haj Shaykh ‘Abd Allah Ha’iri Mazandarani, and Aqa Mirza Mahdi known as Asad Allah-zadah. The mahr was one thousand and five hundred tumans, a pair of lamps, a mirror, and a Qur’an worth ten tumans. Five hundred tumans in addition to the lamps and the mirror was received. One thousand tumans and the Qur’an remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Baygum Jan and Mulla ‘Abd Allah, 1874
Marriage contract of Baygum Jan, daughter of ‘Ali Quli Bayg, and Mulla ‘Abd Allah, son of Mulla Husayn. The mahr is eleven tumans: five tumans for a qalamkar bedding; five tumans for a rug, a kilim, and a felt; one tuman remains groom's debt.
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