Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Sughra Baygum and Karbalayi Ghulam Riza, 1897

Marriage contract of Sughra Baygum and Karbalayi Ghulam Riza, 1897

Marriage contract of Sughra Baygum, daughter of Sayyid Murtaza, and Karbalayi Ghulam Riza, son of the late Darvish Husayn resident of Qumshah village. The mahr includes thirty-seven tumans and the price of: goldware, copperware, clothes, rugs, bedding, and one-twelfth of a building in Qumshah village. On the back: “On May 10, 1926, Sughra Baygum received a set of items, including a donkey, six sheep, and beddings, for thirty-seven tumans of her mahr and ten tumans of her late husband’s debt to her. On December 29, 1926, Sughra Baygum settled with Darvish Yad Allah, son of the late Darvish Hashim, exchanging her share of the building mentioned for twelve tumans.”

Item Details

  • Date 7 January 1897
  • Dimensions 20 x 22 cm
  • Collections Meisam Ahmadi Kafshani
  • Repository Meisam Ahmadi Kafshani Collection
  • Restrictions Any non-academic and commercial use needs the permission from the owner of the collection.
  • Accessed 30 August 2017
  • Last Edited 21 September 2017
  • Record no. 15161A149
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