Marriage contract between Hakim bin Alsalam and Zahra al-Osman

The Marriage contract between Hakim bin Alsalam and Zahra al-Osman is the legal document where the agreements surrounding the marriage between Hakim bin Alsalam, also known as Jaaguzan, and Zahra al-Osman are recorded.

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Marriage Contract

between

His Majesty Hakim bin Alsalam (the groom), known by his titular name Jaaguzan, Shahanshah of Çakaristan, Emir of Arbor, son of Mahmud bin Alsalam and Fatima Ayreon-Kalirion ibn al-Majeed bin Sathrati

and

Zahra al-Osman (the bride), daughter of Daniyal Aurangzeb Kalirion-Osman and Miranda Isabella Anders

Article I
The bride is virgin on the wedding night with her groom. She will be faithful and reserved to her husband for as long as the marriage lasts. The marriage cannot be annulled except by divorce. When both spouses are alive, grounds for divorce may include adultery, high treason and assault. These grounds, when presented by one of the spouses, must be reviewed and determined by an independent court.

(The character of the bride and any descendants, except the one designated under Article V, are under the control of the one behind the character of the groom. This also applies to membership in the Order of the Holy Lakes.)

Article II
The bride does not bring in any non-heredity or any claims to Osmanid titles by any offspring. The groom grants the bride the titles of Shahbanu and Emira, which she may use for as long as the marriage lasts. The bride renounces all her citizenships except the citizenship of Hurmu. The groom grants her citizenship to the Çakar Empire.

Article III
The bride and groom proclaim peace between their dynastic houses and ordain a non-aggression pact.

Article IV
The dowry is paid by the father of the bride to the groom. This comprises 24% of his average annual income over the last three years, paid in muhar. The groom takes his bride into his household, takes care of her and takes custody of the dowry. In case of divorce, the groom pays half of the dowry as one-off maintenance and 10% each in case of offspring, provided that they are not yet adult and staying with their mother, up to a maximum of the full dowry.

Article V
The second son or first daughter, after he or she has been breast-fed, will be fostered by the Osmanid family in Hurmu. The parents retain the right to keep in touch and to visit their son or daughter. This son or daughter has no hereditary rights, titles and succession rights, except for membership to the Order of the Holy Lakes.

(The character of this son or daughter will be brought under the control of the person behind the Osmanid family. This also applies to membership in the Order of the Holy Lakes.)

Article VI
The bride allows her groom to have concubines, she retains the primary right to intimacy with her bridegroom and her first-born son with the groom will be the primary successor to his father. In the event that she does not give birth to a son, her groom dies and she still has the possibility of having children, she shall marry the brother of her groom. If they have a son, he is considered to be the son of her groom.

Article VII
The bride converts to the great Craitgod. She will follow no other religion.

Article VIII
The ESB Group (Apollonia) is permitted to open a trading post in Manbai. The company must comply with all prevailing laws in the Çakar Empire in its business operations. This permission may be cancelled if the bride and groom divorce, or it is determined by court order that the company is guilty of fraud, tax evasion or violation of fundamental rights within the Çakar Empire. In this case, all assets within the Çakar Empire are forfeited.

Signed on the wedding day, 12.XII.1709 AN, in Agra:

The bride:
Zahra al-Osman

The groom:
Hakim bin Alsalam

Witness for the bride:
Daniyal Aurangzeb Kalirion-Osman

Witness for the groom:
Farhan bin Alsalam