Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Bibi Balqays and Muhammad ‘Ali, 1885

Marriage contract of Bibi Balqays and Muhammad ‘Ali, 1885

Marriage contract of Bibi Balqays Khanum, the daughter of Haji Muhammad ‘Ali Shirazi [Namazi] the merchant, and Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali [Dihdashti] the merchant, the son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin Shirazi the merchant. Mahr is a Qur’an (worth twenty tumans), five hundred tumans, thirty misqals of gold, and one man [unit of weight] of raw silk, all of which remains the groom’s debt.

Item Details

  • Date 17 May 1885
  • Dimensions 28.5 x 18.5 cm
  • Collections Jaleh Arvand (Fariyan)
  • Repository Jaleh Arvand (Fariyan) Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 18 February 2016
  • Last Edited 7 December 2018
  • Record no. 14135A7
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