Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Bibi Baygum and Mirhusayn, 1859

Marriage contract of Bibi Baygum and Mirhusayn, 1859

Marriage contract of Bibi Baygum, the daughter of Sayyid Riza the Chukha [woolen dress] seller, and Mirhusayn, the son of Sayyid Mahdi. The mahr includes: 14 tumans cash, some gold, 14 mans of copperware, carpet to cover a room, worth four tumans, a set of bedding for two tumans, part of a house that the groom’s father gave him and, with his permission, made part of the mahr, and some properties the bride’s grandfather, Haj Mirza Zayn al-ʻAbidin the Chukha seller, gave to the groom, which the groom made part of the mahr with the latter’s permission.

Item Details

  • Date 1 November 1859
  • Collections Astan-i Quds
  • Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 16 January 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14126A90
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