Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Ruqiyah and Mir Ibrahim, 1812

Marriage contract of Ruqiyah and Mir Ibrahim, 1812

Marriage contract of Ruqiyah, the daughter of Ghulam Husayn (son of Haj Qasim) and Mir Ibrahim, the son of Mir ʻAbd al-Rahim, with a mahr comprised of: a silk outfit worth 10 tumans, five mans [each man is three kilograms] of copper, a carpet to cover a room, worth one tuman, 10 tumans cash to buy gold, 45 tumans to buy a house and properties.

Item Details

  • Date 17 December 1812
  • Collections Astan-i Quds
  • Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 14 January 2016
  • Last Edited 1 April 2016
  • Record no. 14126A58
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