Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Saltanat Khanum and ʻAli Asghar, 1919

Marriage contract of Saltanat Khanum and ʻAli Asghar, 1919

The marriage contract of Saltanat Khanum, daughter of Muhammad Husayn Ahmadabadi, and ʻAli Asghar, son of Riza Ardistani. The mahr is thirty tumans.

Item Details

  • Date 20 January 1920
  • Notes

    Marriage conditions prevent the husband from taking the wife to another city unless she agrees and that if the husband stops paying alimony, the wife can divorce.

  • Dimensions 22 x 18 cm
  • Collections Karen
  • Repository Karen Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 7 August 2012
  • Last Edited 14 September 2012
  • Record no. 1252A127
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