Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Kulsum Khanum and Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim, 1820

Marriage contract of Kulsum Khanum and Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim, 1820

Marriage contract of Kulsum Khanum, the daughter of Abu al-Qasim, and Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim, the son of Muhammad Hadi Khvurasgani; the mahr includes: twelve tumans of Tabrizi currency used in trade conducted in Isfahan, one-sixth of a residential building worth three tumans, some crimson gold, five mans [unit of weight] of copperware, and one cow worth two tumans. The groom must pay the above mahr to the bride upon her request, if he can afford it.

Item Details

  • Date 24 September 1820
  • Dimensions 54.5 x 30 cm
  • Collections Nadir Quli Nadiri Rarani
  • Repository Nadir Quli Nadiri Rarani Collection (11/49)
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 31 August 2016
  • Last Edited 16 September 2016
  • Record no. 15163A3
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