Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Zinat Baygum and Mulla ʻAli, 1863

Marriage contract of Zinat Baygum and Mulla ʻAli, 1863

Marriage contract of Zinat Baygum, the daughter of Haj Muhammad Bayg, and Mulla ʻAli, the son of Haj Muhammad Karbalayi, with a mahr of 85 tumans, including gold and silver, four sets of outfits, a carpet to cover a room, 18 mans [each man is three kilograms] of copper, a camel, sheep, part of the water usage of a qanat in Sarbishah village, and pieces of land bought by Mulla Muhammad Karbalayi Safar for five tumans.

Item Details

  • Date 9 April 1863
  • Collections Astan-i Quds
  • Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 14 January 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14126A55
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