Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Shahrbanu and Karbalayi ‘Abbas, 1873

Marriage contract of Shahrbanu and Karbalayi ‘Abbas, 1873

Marriage contract of Shahrbanu, the daughter of Karbalayi Muhammad from Banaru, and Karbalayi ‘Abbas, the son of Muhammad Hashim from Banaru. The mahr is one hundred tumans, of which the bride forgave seventy five tumans and the remaining twenty five tumans remains the groom’s debt.

Item Details

  • Date 22 February 1873
  • Notes

    This marriage contract along with two other marriage contracts (related items) were kept in a folder labeled: “January 22, 1915, the contracts of the [female] servants”.

  • Dimensions 23 x 18 cm
  • Collections Banu Badr al-Shari‘ah ‘Alavi (Imami)
  • Repository Banu Badr al-Shari‘ah ‘Alavi (Imami) Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 4 February 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14130A45
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