Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage Contract of Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk, 1909

Marriage Contract of Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk, 1909

Marriage Contract of Sughra Khanum Surur al-Saltanah, daughter of Khazin al-Mulk, and ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk, son of Karim Dad Khan Salar. Mahr is a copy of the Qurʼan (valued at 100 tumans), a female slave (value of 70 tumans), and one thousand and five hundred tumans cash (that was presented), as well as some properties including the related water creeks, trees, and gardens in exchange for three thousand and five hundred tumans. The above was first deeded to the groom by his father and then, the groom included it in the Mahr for his wife.