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The marriage treaty, signed on June 23, 1661, included the seven islands of Bombay as part of Catherine's dowry to Charles II. The official transfer of Bombay to the British occurred in 1665. The British East India Company took full control in 1668 after leasing it from the Crown for a nominal rent of £10 per year.
Dahej (Dowry) is a 1950 Hindi social family drama film based on the dowry system directed by V. Shantaram. Produced by Rajkamal Kalamandir , the director of photography was V. Avadhoot. [ 1 ] Music was composed by Vasant Desai with lyrics by Shams Lucknavi, [ 2 ] who also wrote the story and dialogues.
Dahej Daasi (transl. Dowry Maid) is an Indian Hindi social Drama Indian television series produced by Mustang Films, which was premiered on 12 February 2024 - 27 February 2025 on Nazara. [1] The It formerly starred Sayantani Ghosh , Jhanvi Soni and Rajat Verma as The frist generation.
Mahr is typically specified in the marriage contract signed upon marriage. " Dower " is the English translation that comes closest to Islamic meaning of mehr, as "dower" refers to the payment from the husband or his family to the wife, especially to support her in the event of his death, although subsequent to marriage the wife also acquires ...
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Gauna is a northern Indian hindu custom and the ceremony associated with the consummation of marriage prevalent in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is associated with the custom of child marriage. [1] The ceremony takes place several years after marriage. [2] [3] Before the ceremony, the bride stays at her natal home. [4]
A dowry is the transfer of parental property to a daughter at her marriage (i.e. "inter vivos") rather than at the owner's death (mortis causa). [6] (This is a completely different definition of dowry to that given at the top of the article, which demonstrates how the term ‘dowry’ causes confusion.)
Some of the marriage settlements mentioned in the Iliad and Odyssey suggest that bride price was a custom of Homeric society. The language used for various marriage transactions, however, may blur distinctions between bride price and dowry, and a third practice called "indirect dowry," whereby the groom hands over property to the bride which is ...