Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Bibi and Mirza ‘Ali Akbar, 1921

Marriage contract of Bibi and Mirza ‘Ali Akbar, 1921

Marriage contract between Bibi, daughter of Aqa Karbalayi Shukr Allah from Davan, and Aqa Mirza ‘Ali Akbar, son of Haji Mir Aqa Ahmad Tajir (merchant) from Davan. The mahr includes four hundred tumans, two hundred tumans of which consist of seventy-five misqals of gold, a chadur, a mirror, and some fabric given to the bride; the other two hundred tumans, consisting of ten misqals of gold, a copy of the Qur’an, and a tirmah, remain the groom’s debt.

Item Details

  • Date 22 March 1921
  • Dimensions 28.5 x 17 cm
  • Collections Nasrin Dastgheib Beheshti
  • Repository Nasrin Dastgheib Beheshti Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 26 February 2020
  • Last Edited 12 March 2020
  • Record no. 19213A9
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