Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Bibi Batul and Mirza ‘Ali, 1913

Marriage contract of Bibi Batul and Mirza ‘Ali, 1913

Marriage contract of Bibi Batul Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali Dihdashti the merchant, and Aqa Mirza ‘Ali, the son of Aqa Mirza Muhammad Amin al-Tujjar. The mahr is a Qur’an worth one hundred tumans, four thousand tumans, ten misqals of pearl worth three hundred and fifty tumans, fifty misqals of gold, two mans [unit of weight] of green silk, three mans of wheat, and ten mans salt. All remains the groom’s debt.

Item Details

  • Date 23 October 1913
  • Dimensions 34.5 x 21.5 cm
  • Collections Jaleh Arvand (Fariyan)
  • Repository Jaleh Arvand (Fariyan) Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 17 February 2016
  • Last Edited 11 March 2016
  • Record no. 14135A2
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