Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Zinat Nisa Khanum and Haji Sayyid Abu Turab, 1914

Marriage contract of Zinat Nisa Khanum and Haji Sayyid Abu Turab, 1914

The marriage contract of Zinat Nisa Khanum, daughter of ʻAbd al-Husayn Khan Tunikabuni, and Haji Sayyid Abu Turab, son of Aqa Sayyid ʻAli Akbar Shirazi. The mahr includes fifty tumans and a Qurʼan.

Item Details

  • Date 29 January 1914
  • Notes

    Marriage condition indicates that if the wife does not receive alimony, she is allowed to get divorce.

  • Dimensions 27 x 17.5 cm
  • Collections Karen
  • Repository Karen Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 7 August 2012
  • Last Edited 14 September 2012
  • Record no. 1252A66
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