VI. SIYAHAJAT-NIKAHNAMA

            The total number of Marriage Certificates particularly  of Muslims are preserved in this department. They have been acquired from the Qazis of the different areas and Districts of the Hyderabad State and Secunderabad city and from the Adilabad, Khammam, Kareemnagar, Mahboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Waranga districts.  Siyahas comprise of the marriage certificates, deeds, attestation, under legal council and Witnesses etc. All Siyahas are in persian and Urdu.

The detailed particulars of the Siyahajat Nikahnama preserved in Repository-I are shown below:      

Sl.No.	Nature of the Documents	Periodicity	No. of   Documents
1.	Siyahajat	1782 to still now.	16,60,000

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