Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan and Haj Mulla ‘Abd al-‘Ali, 1923

Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan and Haj Mulla ‘Abd al-‘Ali, 1923

Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan, daughter of Mulla Ghulam Husayn, son of Muhammad Hasan, and Haj Mulla ‘Abd al-‘Ali, son of Muhammad ‘Ali. The mahr includes twenty-five tumans as an initial gift, twenty-five tumans for women’s clothing, twenty-five tumans for rugs, twenty-five tumans for gold, some properties, and a share of water use. The groom settled the properties and the share of water use with the bride for fourteen riyals of the mahr.

Item Details

  • Date 1 March 1923
  • Dimensions 33 x 20 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. 15161A48
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