Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Baygum Khanum and Aqa Sayyid Jalal al-Din, 1923

Marriage contract of Baygum Khanum and Aqa Sayyid Jalal al-Din, 1923

The marriage contract of Baygum Khanum, known as Zinat al-Sadat, daughter of Aqa Sayyid Hasan, and Aqa Sayyid Jalal al-Din, son of Sayyid Husayn Valadabadi and resident of Tehran. The mahr includes fifty tumans, a mirror, a pair of lamps, and a Qurʼan.

Item Details

  • Date 4 June 1923
  • Notes

    A condition set in the marriage contract prevents the husband from moving out of Tehran without the wife’s agreement.

  • Dimensions 33 x 21 cm
  • Collections Karen
  • Repository Karen Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 8 August 2012
  • Last Edited 28 July 2016
  • Record no. 1252A143
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