Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan and Mulla Ghulamhusayn, 1932

Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan and Mulla Ghulamhusayn, 1932

Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan, the daughter of Habib, and Mulla Ghulamhusayn, the son of Mulla Nazar ʻAli, with a mahr of: some pieces of land, five local mans of copper worth seven tumans, ten mans of kilims and felt worth 10 tumans, two outfits to be bought for six tumans, a set of bedding worth five tumans, 50 tumans that remain the groom’s debt, and two sixths of an inherited house. The husband gave power of attorney for his wife to divorce herself if he does not pay his wife the monthly alimony of 15 qirans for three years (due to travel or absence from home) in the 50 years after the wedding. The mother and sister of Ghulamhusayn confirmed that all the property mentioned belongs to Ghulamhusayn.

Item Details

  • Date 6 January 1932
  • Collections Astan-i Quds
  • Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 15 January 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14126A72
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