Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Taj Baygum and Ustad Abu al-Fath, 1909

Marriage contract of Taj Baygum and Ustad Abu al-Fath, 1909

Marriage contract of Taj Baygum, the daughter of Husayn‘ali, and Ustad Abu al-Fath, the son of Ustad Ujaq Quli from Dabuzarq. The mahr is fourteen tumans, of which a set of bedding and a samovar, worth six tumans, has been paid. The remaining eight tumans remain the groom’s debt. A note on the margin reads, “Every year the husband should provide a certain amount of flour and cooked meat as well as clothing for the wife.”

Item Details

  • Date 27 September 1909
  • Dimensions 35.5 x. 22 cm
  • Collections Amir Hossein Nikpour
  • Repository Amir Hossein Nikpour Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 21 October 2016
  • Last Edited 7 December 2016
  • Record no. 14142A109
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