Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Ruqiyah and Ustad Muhammad, 1872

Marriage contract of Ruqiyah and Ustad Muhammad, 1872

Marriage contract of Ruqiyah, the daughter of Karbalayi ʻAli Turab, and Ustad Muhammad, the son of Ustad Hasan Karbalayi Salih. The mahr includes: five mans of copper, 10 mans of carpets, kilims, and felt, a set of bedding, two outfits to be bought, half of the price of a house to be bought, crimson gold, silver, and money which remains on groom’s debt.

Item Details

  • Date 9 June 1872
  • Collections Astan-i Quds
  • Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 15 January 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14126A78
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