Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Mihr Jahan and Najafquli, 1829

Marriage contract of Mihr Jahan and Najafquli, 1829

Marriage contract of Mihr Jahan, with Mulla Muhammad (preacher) as attorney, and Najafquli, son of Haj Fath‘ali Bayg, with Haj Mirza ‘Abd al-Jabbar (judge) as attorney. The mahr is three thousand tumans and a copy of a Qur’an; one thousand and five hundred tumans remains the groom’s debt.

Item Details

  • Date 8 December 1829
  • Dimensions 66 x 46 cm
  • Collections Tabriz Document Center and Library
  • Repository Donated by Amir Kabiriyan family
  • Restrictions No restrictions on publication
  • Accessed 4 June 2019
  • Last Edited 15 July 2019
  • Record no. 14151A33
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