Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Zia’ al-Muluk and Vali Khan, 1930

Marriage contract of Zia’ al-Muluk and Vali Khan, 1930

Marriage contract of Zia’ al-Muluk, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Majd al-Mamalik, and Sayyid Vali Khan, son of Mir Abu al-Qasim. Mahr was twenty five hundred tumans, a brilliant diamond ring, a cashmere shawl, a mirror, and a pair of lamps. One thousand tumans and the objects above were received at the time of the marriage contract.

Item Details

  • Date 26 January 1930
  • Dimensions 28 x 19.5 cm
  • Collections Manizheh and Amir Hossein Javidan
  • Repository Manizheh and Amir Hossein Javidan
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 24 March 2014
  • Last Edited 13 June 2014
  • Record no. 1390A37
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