Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Fakhr al-Sadat Khanum and Mashhadi ‘Abd Allah, 1914

Marriage contract of Fakhr al-Sadat Khanum and Mashhadi ‘Abd Allah, 1914

Marriage contract between Fakhr al-Sadat Khanum, daughter of Sayyid ‘Abd Allah, and Mashhadi ‘Abd Allah, son of Karbalayi ‘Abd al-Rahman from Shiraz but residing in Tehran; the mahr is a copy of a Qurʼan and one hundred ten tumans, of which the bride received thirty tumans and the remaining eighty tumans remain the groom’s debt. The witnesses are Haj ‘Abbasquli Sahm al-Mulk Bayat from Arak and Nusrat Allah.

Item Details

  • Date 16 February 1914
  • Dimensions 24.5 x 18 cm
  • Collections Fakhr al-Sadat Haj Qasim Sharbatdar
  • Repository Fakhr al-Sadat Haj Qasim Sharbatdar Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 3 March 2022
  • Last Edited 9 March 2022
  • Record no. 21217A1
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