Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Sughra Sultan and ‘Abd al-Husayn, 1890

Marriage contract of Sughra Sultan and ‘Abd al-Husayn, 1890

Marriage contract of Sughra Sultan, daughter of Muhammad ‘Ali, and ‘Abd al-Husayn, son of ‘Ali Akbar the merchant. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two-and-a-half qirans. The groom settled fifty shahis of the mahr in exchange for fourteen tumans, part of a residential property, and a Qurʼan.

Item Details

  • Date 8 August 1890
  • Dimensions 119 x 77 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. 15161A7
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