Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Huma Sultan Baygum and Mirza Muhammad Hasan, 1888

Marriage contract of Huma Sultan Baygum and Mirza Muhammad Hasan, 1888

Marriage contract of Huma Sultan Baygum, the daughter of Mirza Husayn Navvab, and Mirza Muhammad Hasan, the son of Haj Mirza ‘Ali Munshi Ansari; the mahr totaled three hundred tumans. Huma Sultan Baygum settled one hundred tumans of the mahr with her husband in exchange for one Kashmir shawl, a Qur’an, 15 misqals [one misqal=4.6875 grams] of gold, and half of a residential building.

Item Details

  • Date 2 September 1888
  • Collections Mustafa Jabir Ansari
  • Repository Mustafa Jabir Ansari Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 1 September 2016
  • Last Edited 16 September 2016
  • Record no. 15168A1
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