Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Raf‘at Khanum Shirazi and ‘Abd al-Husayn Dashtistani, 1930

Marriage contract of Raf‘at Khanum Shirazi and ‘Abd al-Husayn Dashtistani, 1930

Marriage contract of Raf‘at Khan [um], daughter of Hujjat al-Islam Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Kazim Shirazi, and Aqa Sayyid ‘Abd al-Husayn Dashtistani, son of Haji Sayyid Murtaza Dashtistani. The mahr was one hundred and fifty Ottoman lira, fifty of which was paid in advance and the rest of which was due. There are some marginal notes with different dates, signed by Raf‘at Shirazi, stating that she had received parts of the remaining mahr.

Item Details

  • Date 14 May 1931
  • Notes

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  • Collections Homa Hoodfar
  • Repository Homa Hoodfar Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 20 August 2014
  • Last Edited 6 October 2014
  • Record no. 14123A1
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