Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Fatimah Baygum and Muhammad ‘Ali, 1870

Marriage contract of Fatimah Baygum and Muhammad ‘Ali, 1870

Marriage contract of Fatimah Baygum, daughter of Mashhadi Karim from Usku, and Muhammad ‘Ali, son of Mashhadi ‘Ali from Usku; mahr includes part of a garden and a share of a qanat, and a candlestick worth three thousand five hundred dinars. On verso, dated September 25, 1896, Fatimah Baygum has received eighty tumans for the garden and the qanat share from Haji Sayyid Muhammad Tajir (merchant) from Usku.

Item Details

  • Date 29 March 1870
  • Dimensions 35.5 x 22 cm
  • Collections Amir Hossein Nikpour
  • Repository Amir Hossein Nikpour Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 6 February 2020
  • Last Edited 12 March 2020
  • Record no. 14142A585
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