Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Shahrbanu with Karbalayi ʻAbbas, 1896

Marriage contract of Shahrbanu with Karbalayi ʻAbbas, 1896

Marriage contract of Shahrbanu, the daughter of Karbalayi Ibrahim, and Karbalayi ʻAbbas, the son of Ismaʻil. The mahr is 30 tumans, which includes: two-sixths of a plum garden for seven tumans, two upper and lower houses for five tumans, part of water usage for four tumans, five sheep and a goat for two tumans, a set of bedding and sleepwear for one tuman, a carpet and a wool carpet for two tumans, two-and-a-half mans [each man equals three kilograms] of copper, four tumans in cash, and two sets of outfits bought from the bazaar for three tumans. On February 3, 1897 the husband gave one sixth of a garden to the wife on the condition that she return it whenever he gives her the two-sixths of the garden, which he owes her. On July 19, 1915, a settlement was reached between the wife and the executor of [the husband’s] will, Karbalayi Muhammad Taqi. The wife received all of her mahr.

Item Details

  • Date 1 July 1896
  • Collections Astan-i Quds
  • Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 14 January 2016
  • Last Edited 31 March 2016
  • Record no. 14126A45
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