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Isfahan

c. 1590-1722 CE · Iran

A planned royal center connected a monumental square to bazaars, mosques, gardens and diverse neighborhoods.

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How the setting appeared

The vast Naqsh-e Jahan square joined tiled mosques, palace and bazaar arcades; tree-lined avenues and bridges crossed irrigated gardens.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-ISFAHANCIT-CORE035-ISFAHAN-IRANICA Setting and material context · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

How people lived

Courtyard houses, bathhouses, markets and neighborhood institutions served Muslim, Armenian, Jewish and other communities.

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How people worked

Silk, ceramics, metalwork, carpets, books and long-distance commerce supported court and city.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-ISFAHANCIT-CORE035-ISFAHAN-IRANICA Work, tools and exchange · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Belief, ritual and worship

Shi'a mosques and madrasas anchored royal ideology while Christian and Jewish communities maintained their institutions.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-ISFAHANCIT-CORE035-ISFAHAN-IRANICA Belief, ritual and evidence limits · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

World-atlas stage: Oceanic empires
Region: West Asia · Iran
Languages and scripts: Persian (Perso-Arabic script); Armenian (Armenian script)
Important people: Shah Abbas I
Events and changes: 1597-1598 CE: Shah Abbas I transferred the Safavid capital from Qazvin to Isfahan.; 1605 CE: Armenians displaced from Old Julfa established New Julfa beside Isfahan.; 1722 CE: Afghan forces captured Isfahan, ending its central Safavid capital phase.
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Historical geography

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Agent citation CIT-CORE-ISFAHANCIT-CORE035-ISFAHAN-IRANICA Historical-geography anchor and stated limits · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Evidence register

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CIT-CORE-ISFAHAN

Isfahan: record evidence guide

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/115/

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CIT-CORE035-ISFAHAN-IRANICA

Isfahan vii. Safavid Period

https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/isfahan-vii-safavid-period/

Encyclopaedia Iranica

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