Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage agreement of Baygum Agha Numrah-chi and ʻAli Shafiʻi, 1938

Marriage agreement of Baygum Agha Numrah-chi and ʻAli Shafiʻi, 1938

Marriage agreement of Baygum Agha Numrah-chi, daughter of Mashhadi Rajab ʻAli son of Muhammad Baqir from Khuzan, and ʻAli Shafiʻi, son of Mashhadi Husayn from Khuzan. The mahr includes twenty-six tumans and two thousand five hundred dinars, one-twelfth of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Khuzan, six acres of land, and sixteen tumans to buy gold and earrings. Additionally, fifteen tumans will be paid for [wedding] expenses, rugs, and two sets of proper women’s clothes.

Item Details

  • Date 26 February 1938
  • Dimensions 22 x 16 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. 15161A97
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