TEHRAN -- Experts at Tehran’s Malek Museum recently restored the marriage certificate of Mirza Taqi Khan Amir Kabir.

Preserved at Malek Museum, the certificate features the date of the marriage of Amir Kabir, the prime minister of the Qajar dynasty and Malekzadeh Khanum, sister of Naser ad-Din Shah Qajar.
The restoration process consisted of reinforcement, balancing colors, adding supporting layers and final fixation, the Public Relations Office of the museum reported on Monday.
Measuring 13.15 x 93.5 cm, the certificate bears the date of March 9, 1848 inscribed in Nastaliq calligraphy and is beautifully decorated with intricate adornments in gold, lazurite and vermilion.
The marriage dowry mentioned in the certificate consisted of a copy of the Holy Quran and several coins. The certificate bears the seal of Amir Kabir in its bottom, as well as the seals of two witnesses.
The certificate is one of thousands of historical documents donated by Haj Hossein Malek to Astan-e Qods Razavi in Mashhad. Malek Museum is affiliated with the Astan-e Qods Museum of Mashhad.
Amir Kabir (1807-1852) also known as Mirza Taqi Khan Amir-Nezam, was prime minister to Naser ad-Din Shah Qajar for the first four years of his reign and one of the most capable and innovative figures to appear during the Qajar period.
Born in Hazaveh, a county of Arak, he was murdered in 1852 in Kashan following a plot hatched by the Shah’s mother Mahdolya and several other political figures.
Establishment of Tehran’s Dar-ul-Fonun School and the newspaper Vaqaye Ettefaqiyeh were among Amir Kabir’s accomplishments.
Photo: The photo depicts some details of the marriage certificate of Qajar prime minister Mirza Taqi Khan Amir Kabir, which has recently been restored by Iranian experts at Tehran’s Malek Museum. (Mehr)