Shahdad Fazeli

This collection consists of nine marriage contracts, five settlements, and an old picture, all of which belong to Shahdad Fazeli.

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Collection Highlights

Marriage contract of Khatun Jajanam [Khatun Jan Khanum [?]] with Muhammad Husayn, 1874

Marriage contract of Sughra Khanum with Aqa Fazl Allah, 1887

Dividing properties of Mirza Ismaʻil Khan Amin al-Mulk among his inheritors, 1909

Marriage contract between Fatimah Khanum and Aqa ʻAli Asghar, 1896

Marriage contract of Shahrbanu with Asad Allah,1887

Group portrait

Collection Details

Acquisition Notes
The collection comprises items that belong to Shahdad Fazeli. They were made available to WWQI in 2013.
Dates ca. 1859-1932
Date Acquired 2013-01-06
Last Edited 11 December 2019
Record Number 1385

Genres marriage contracts sales & settlements legal & financial correspondence photographs leases
Subjects bedding carpets gardens mahr marriage property and property management Qur’an husband and wife schools siblings inheritance qanats children dowry copper Hajj money clothing flowers group portraits hair ornaments and styles hats military uniforms shoes agriculture slaves household furnishings stores debts and loans wills architecture water and irrigation death fasts funerals and burials prayer rent

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