Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract between Kubra Khanum and Taqi Khan, 1925

Marriage contract between Kubra Khanum and Taqi Khan, 1925

Marriage contract between Kubra Khanum, the daughter of Hamzah ʻAli Bayg, and Taqi Khan (who works in municipality), the son of Yusuf Khan Tabrizi, dated May 2, 1925. The mahr is 130 tumans, of which the bride received 50 tumans and the Qurʼan and 80 tumans were charged to the bridegroom, a Qurʼan worth 5 tumans, a mirror, and a crystal base.

Item Details

  • Date 2 May 1925
  • Collections Yazd Document Center and Library
  • Repository Yazd Document Center and Library
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 5 November 2014
  • Last Edited 3 December 2014
  • Record no. 13122A22
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