Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Divorce settlement of Kanz and Rajabʻali Bayg, 1901

Divorce settlement of Kanz and Rajabʻali Bayg, 1901

Rajabʻali Bayg, the son of Ghulamhusayn Bayg, divorces his wife, Kanz, the daughter of Ustad Khudadlu, and he gives half of the inherited house of his father, a share of a spring known as Rajabʻali spring, and 10 rials to the wife. It is mentioned that if the husband wants to marry her again, he should first pay her the entire mahr.

Item Details

  • Date 22 May 1901
  • Collections Astan-i Quds
  • Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 16 January 2016
  • Last Edited 23 March 2016
  • Record no. 14126A96
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