Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Maʻsumah Khanum and Mashhadi Mahmud, 1918

Marriage contract of Maʻsumah Khanum and Mashhadi Mahmud, 1918

The marriage contract of Maʻsumah Khanum, daughter of Mashhadi ʻAbd al-Majid, and Mashhadi Mahmud, son of Karbalayi Muhammad. The mahr includes 54 tumans and a Qurʼan.

Item Details

  • Date 20 February 1918
  • Notes

    At the end of the document, it is mentioned that for forty years if the husband does not pay alimony for six consecutive months, the wife is allowed to divorce.

  • Dimensions 22 x 17.5 cm
  • Collections Karen
  • Repository Karen Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 3 August 2012
  • Last Edited 14 September 2012
  • Record no. 1252A1
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