Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Gawhar Khanum and Aqa Sayyid Murtaza, 1914

Marriage contract of Gawhar Khanum and Aqa Sayyid Murtaza, 1914

The marriage contract of Gawhar Khanum, daughter of Mirza Muhammad ʻAli ʻAttar Khurasani, and Aqa Sayyid Murtaza, son of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tihrani. The mahr is 65 tumans.

Item Details

  • Date 20 February 1914
  • Notes

    On the last page, there is a settlement transferring all wife’s prerogatives and Mahr to the husband. The date is 1917.

  • Dimensions 22.5 x 17 cm
  • Collections Karen
  • Repository Karen Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 7 August 2012
  • Last Edited 14 September 2012
  • Record no. 1252A62
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