Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ and Ramazan ‘Ali, 1863

Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ and Ramazan ‘Ali, 1863

Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’, daughter of the late Karbalayi ‘Abd al-‘Ali from Haji Mahal neighborhood of Lahijan, and Ramazan ‘Ali, son of Mirza Baba Muhammad from Lahijan. The mahr is sixty-six tumans and three thousand three hundred fifty dinars to buy Baghdadi wrapping cloth, some women’s clothes, a gold ring, a gold talisman, and eight gold coins. The rest of the mahr as cash. On the margin: “The bride settled with her brother, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali, exchanging twenty tumans for a set of clothes.”

Item Details

  • Date 18 March 1863
  • Dimensions 35 x 21 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. 15161A61
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