Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Gawhar Shad and ‘Ali Akbar Nazm al-Dawlah, 1923

Marriage contract of Gawhar Shad and ‘Ali Akbar Nazm al-Dawlah, 1923

Marriage contract of Gawhar Shad Khanum, daughter of Khabir al-Saltanah [and Aqdas al-Muluk Mu‘izzi], and Mirza ‘Ali Akbar Khan Nazm al-Dawlah, son of Mirza Muhammad Khan Majd al-Saltanah [and Iqlima ‘Adl]. Mahr was a Qur’an, thirty five hundred tumans (eight hundred tumans of which has been paid), two brilliant diamond rings, a pair of lamps, and a mirror.

Item Details

  • Date 20 February 1923
  • Dimensions 26 x 18 cm
  • Collections Manizheh and Amir Hossein Javidan
  • Repository Manizheh and Amir Hossein Javidan
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 24 March 2014
  • Last Edited 27 June 2014
  • Record no. 1390A36
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