Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum and Barat‘ali, 1909

Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum and Barat‘ali, 1909

Marriage contract of Khavar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Aqa ‘Ali, and Barat‘ali, the son of Aqa Karbalayi Qasim‘ali. The mahr is sixty tumans. The groom settled the following, which his father had settled to him earlier, to the bride: part of the house of residence, parts of agricultural land and their share of water, a set of bedding made in Isfahan (seven tumans), rugs (three tumans), some copperware (one tuman), fabrics and clothing for the wedding (twelve tumans). The mentioned items equal forty eight tumans from the mahr and the remaining twelve tumans remains the groom’s debt.

Item Details

  • Date 19 January 1909
  • Dimensions 62 x 34 cm
  • Collections ‘Ali Asghar Mirkhalaf
  • Repository ‘Ali Asghar Mirkhalaf Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 19 July 2016
  • Last Edited 16 September 2016
  • Record no. 15159A6
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