Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Zubaydah Khanum and Mashhadi Asghar, 1916

Marriage contract of Zubaydah Khanum and Mashhadi Asghar, 1916

The marriage contract of Zubaydah Khanum, daughter of Mashhadi Hasan, and Mashhadi Asghar, son of Mashhadi Zabih Allah. The mahr is 25 tumans.

Item Details

  • Date 29 May 1916
  • Notes

    Marriage condition allows the wife to chose the place that the couple would live and also it requires the husband to pay one hundred dollars if he decides to house the wife in the same house with his other wife.

  • Dimensions 27 x 21 cm
  • Collections Karen
  • Repository Karen Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 8 August 2012
  • Last Edited 14 September 2012
  • Record no. 1252A133
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