Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage agreement of Munavvar Husaynzadah and Mashhadi Baratʻali Muhammadi, 1931

Marriage agreement of Munavvar Husaynzadah and Mashhadi Baratʻali Muhammadi, 1931

Marriage agreement of Munavvar Husaynzadah, daughter of Muhammad Husayn from Khuzan village, and Mashhadi Baratʻali Muhammadi, son of the late ʻAli son of Mirza Muhammad from Khuzan. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two thousand five hundred dinars, one-sixth of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Khuzan, fifty tumans to buy land for the bride, and twenty tumans to buy gold and earrings. Additionally, the groom agrees to pay ten tumans for wedding expenses, the bridal gift, and two sets of proper women’s clothes.

Item Details

  • Date 20 March 1931
  • Dimensions 19 x 17 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. 15161A92
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