Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Mashhadi ʻAli, 1918

Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Mashhadi ʻAli, 1918

The marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, daughter of Mashhadi Baqir, and Mashhadi ʻAli, son of Karbalayi Shaʻban. The mahr is 38 tumans.

Item Details

  • Date March or April 1918
  • Notes

    Conditions set in the marriage contract allow the wife to chose the place of living and also enables her to get divorce in case the husband leaves for more than a year.

  • Dimensions 35.5 x 22 cm
  • Collections Karen
  • Repository Karen Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 8 August 2012
  • Last Edited 14 September 2012
  • Record no. 1252A136
  •