Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum and Murad ‘Ali, 1891
Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum, daughter of the late Aqa Taqi, and Murad ‘Ali, son of the late Kazim. The mahr includes one tuman and five thousand dinars, one-and-a-half misqals of golden jewelery, copperware, European chintz clothes, a set of bedding made in Qumshah, kilim and a felt rug, and one-sixth of the groom’s residential building located in the Ustad Qasim the Carpenter neighborhood of Asfarjan village. On April 26, 1894, the wife settled her mahr and alimony with her husband for two tumans, a donkey, two mans [unit of weight] of flour, a pair of shoes, four zar‘ [unit of length] of cloth, a quilt, and a felt in order to get a divorce. The settlement was annulled and the marriage contract remains in effect. On December 5, 1894, the wife settled her mahr and alimony with the husband for six tumans and six mans of wheat and she got the divorce.
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- Date 25 November 1891
- Dimensions 19 x 21.5 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 28 September 2017
- Record no. 15161A60
