Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Turan Khanum and Muhammad Sadiq Bayg, 1918

Marriage contract of Turan Khanum and Muhammad Sadiq Bayg, 1918

The marriage contract of Turan Khanum, daughter of Haji, and Muhammad Sadiq Bayg, son of Rahim Bayg. The mahr is thirty tumans.

Item Details

  • Date 16 June 1918
  • Notes

    Condition set in the marriage contract indicates that if the wife leaves the house without permission or do anything annoying, she has to return the mahr to the husband.

  • Dimensions 22 x 35 cm
  • Collections Karen
  • Repository Karen Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 8 August 2012
  • Last Edited 14 September 2012
  • Record no. 1252A168
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