Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Khanum Fatimah Sultan and Mirza Muhammad Khalil, 1887

Marriage contract of Khanum Fatimah Sultan and Mirza Muhammad Khalil, 1887

Marriage contract between Khanum Fatimah Sultan, daughter of Mirza Muhammad, and Aqa Mirza Muhammad Khalil known as Mirza Aqa, son of Mirza Muhammad Hasan. The mahr includes a copy of the Qur’an worth fourteen tumans, three hundred tumans, ten tumans worth of raw silks, and an Ethiopian female slave worth fifty tumans, all remaining the groom’s debt.

Item Details

  • Date 8 September 1887
  • Dimensions 28.5 x 18 cm
  • Collections Nasrin Dastgheib Beheshti
  • Repository Nasrin Dastgheib Beheshti Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 26 February 2020
  • Last Edited 12 March 2020
  • Record no. 19213A10
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