Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Divorce settlement between Nush Afarin Khanum and Aqa Hasan Shari‘atmadar, 1881

Divorce settlement between Nush Afarin Khanum and Aqa Hasan Shari‘atmadar, 1881

Divorce settlement between Nush Afarin Khanum (daughter of the late Sadiq Khan) with her husband Aqa Hasan Shari‘atmadar (the local religious notable); the setllement covers Nushafarin Khanum’s mahr and alimony and her other rights. All of the clothes and other belongings, worth 75 tumans, were received and and repossessed. Because of the mutually agreed divorce, her husband gave Mirza Asad Allah power of attorney to execute the divorce based on the divorce contract. Nush Afarin Khanum delegated to Aqa the right to divorce her and gave away her right of alimony. Nush Afarin Khanum and her mother, Gawhar Khanum, stated that this settlement is valid for sixty years. On margin: witnesses confirmed this settlement on July 28th, 1881, and August 1881.

Item Details

  • Date 27 July 1881
  • Dimensions 22 x 17.5 cm
  • Collections Gholam Reza Sahab
  • Repository Ghola Reza Sahab Collection
  • Restrictions Except for educational use, to publish or other uses, the permission of the collection's owner is required.
  • Accessed 22 September 2014
  • Last Edited 5 November 2014
  • Record no. 13106A15
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