Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Halimah Baygum Khatun with Mirza Shams al-Din, 1865.

Marriage contract of Halimah Baygum Khatun with Mirza Shams al-Din, 1865.

Belongs to Turan Misgarzadah, inherited from her husband’s close relatives. The marriage contract is between Halimah Baygum Khatun, daughter of Haji Sayyid Razi [?] ‘Atr Allah, with Mirza Shams al-Din, son of Mirza Muhammad Jaʻfar. Mahr is 110 tuman, from which 10 tuman is the price of Qur’an, 40 tumans is the price of a female slave, and 60 tuman should be paid in cash.

Item Details

  • Date 3 May 1865
  • Dimensions 75 x 55 cm
  • Collections Turan Misgarzadah
  • Repository Turan Misgarzadah Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 22 August 2012
  • Last Edited 12 September 2012
  • Record no. 1145A24
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