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=== | === Islamic marriages === | ||
Research use: Establishes individual identity and linkage back two generations. | Research use: Establishes individual identity and linkage back two generations. Theoretically generations could be identified back to when the keeping of the record started. | ||
Record type: Islamic marriage (civil registration) record or Kadi: A marriage record kept of Islamic marriages. | Record type: Islamic marriage (civil registration) record or Kadi: A marriage record kept of Islamic marriages. | ||
Time period: 1500 to present | Time period: 1500 to present | ||
Contents: Names, ages, and residences of bride and bridegroom. | Contents: Names, ages, and residences of bride and bridegroom. Names and sometimes occupation of father and grandfather. Date of event. Signature of bridegroom. Names and residences of witnesses and names of witnesses fathers. Amount of dower money. | ||
Location: Located in Mosques and in the houses of the Kazi who is the marriage registrar and judge. | Location: Located in Mosques and in the houses of the Kazi who is the marriage registrar and judge. | ||
Population: 10% | Population: 10% | ||
Reliability: Excellent<ref name="profile"/> | Reliability: Excellent<ref name="profile" /> | ||
=== Locating Church Records === | === Locating Church Records === | ||