Glories of Persia Culture - impression of Iran in 29 Days 29

Part 25-1 Isfahan

: Allan,

2552-4411

: Mehrad Kajooeyan, Arg-e -Jadid Travel Corp

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ISFAHAN

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Shahrzad Restaurant
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Shahrastan Khaju Bridge

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Zayande 108m Shahrastan

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Button wood (Glochidion ramiflorum )

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Zayande () 11 5
( Si-o-se Pol Bridge , Allah-Verdi Khan Bridge, )
KHAJU BRIDGE 1602 Shah Abbas I Allahverdi KhanUndiadze
300 m 33
Shah Abbas II ( ) 1650 133 m 24
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JOLFA VANK CATHEDRAL

Vank Cathedral Khachatour Kesaratsi

1606 ( Shah Abbas I ) Armanina

JOLFA ( Nakhichevan ) 15 ()(
Jolfa ) NEW JOLFA Vank (
Kelisa-e Vank, Holy Savior Cathedral , The Church of the Saintly Sisters, )

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150 1915~917

Saint Mary' Armenian apostolic Church, 1613, Saint Hagop Armenian apostolic Church, 1607
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as Shaykh Bahai) Amu Abdoullah Ebne Mohammad Ebne Mahmmoud () MONAR JONBAN

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 Menar Jonban (The Swinging Minaret )

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Hakim Mosque
(Bazaar-e-Rang Razan) 17 Hakim
Masjed-e Jame' of Isfahan 1200

: a tenth century mosque built by Ismail Ibn Abbad minister in the court of Fakhr-Al-Doleh or Moayed-Al-Doleh of
the Dalaimite or Buyids dynasty, of which only the Jurjir (or Jorjir) Portalremains (discovered in 1955 hidden behind mud brick walls). The
seventeenth century mosque was built by our ancestor Mohammad Davoud Hakim. Construction started in 1656/7 and finished in
1662/3. Mohammad Davoud was the king's doctor in the Safavid Courts of Shah Safi and Shah Abbas II. According to European travelers to
Persia and India in the seventeenth century, Doctor Mohammad Davoud fell out of Shah's favour and went to India and was given the title
Tagharrob Khan in the Court of the Emperor of India

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772 Masjed-e Jame' of Isfahan

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1086 Seljuq ( 1038~1194 )(Nizam al-Mulk)

maqsura iwan mihrab niche
(IMAM MOSQUE)

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Jama ()
Friday Mosque
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Beit al-Shata Shabestan

The Shabestan & Uljayto Mehrab

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The Northern Ayvan ( Soffe Darvish )

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2012 UNESCO Masjed-e Jme :
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3. 1200 Abbasid, Buyid, Seljuq, Ilkhanid, Muzzafarid, Timurid and Safavid Masjed-e

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Al e Buyed Annexations ( 4 ~ 11 )

10 Buyid Dynasty, Masjed-e Jame' of Isfahan

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Masjid-i JAMI MOSQUE (Jameh () jm ( )

 Seljukids ( 5~6 ~ 12 )
1112 Seljukids Nizam al Mulk Taj al Mulk
100 Iwan

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Ilkhanid ( 7~ 14 )

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: The inscription on the northern entrance of the Hakim Mosque written in Sols calligraphy on turquoise ceramics states that the
mosque was built during the reign of Shah Abbas II by Hakim (doctor) Mohammad Davoud entitled as Tagharrob Khan. The calligraphy for this
inscription was by Mohammad Reza Emami and it was written in 1073 AH (1662/3 AD): "In the reign of the Great Sultan and the generous King
of Kings (Khaghan), master of subjects of numerous nations, master of the Persian and Arab nations, promoter of the religion of the innocent
Imams, Sultan the son of Sultan Ebi al-Mozzafar Shah Abbas The Second Moussavi Safavi Hosseinie Bahador Khan, may god preserve his
Kingdom forever, this humbles subject of this merciful king, Mohammed Davoud Hakim entitled as Taghorrob Khan, may god preserve his
benevolence and may god on the day of atonement grant upon him a high place, succeeded in completing the construction of this
mosque. Written by Mohammad Reza Emami in the year 1073" (AH, 1662/3 AD).
On the sides of the northern entrance the name of the master builder who built the portal is written on two small white inscriptions: "The work of
Faghir Mohammad Ali son of Master builder Ali Beik Esfahanie".

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The rest of Honarfar describes the religious tables inside the Mosque which will be added at a later stage. There is one item from page 618
which is interesting, it's a poem written inside two cells or chambers each hemistich of the following poem is written in siomple tri colour
calligraphy. The poem is rather strange, either it codifies a date using the Abjad Alphabeticcoding system or it is a religious pun where the name
Hakim has a double meaning because the first hemistich could also be read as "The key to the door of knowledge is": "The key to the Hakim's
treasure is" "In the name of almighty merciful god"
On the tablet on top of the northern entrance of this Mosque it is inscribed that the Hakim Mosque was founded by Mohammad Davoud entitled
as Tagharrob Khan physician to Shah Abbas II (1642-1666 AD) and was completed in the year 1073 A.H. (1662/3 AD). This mosque was
constructed in the same area as ancient mosque of Deylamid era called Jorjir or the Painters Guild, of which only the porch remains
today. Chardin has written the
- 1642) and Shah Abbas The
Because of some intrigue he fell out of Shah favour and he was afraid of worse things to come (death; one of Safi's first acts
when he came to the throne was to have 7 of his courtiers beheaded ) escaped to India and did so well there to become a very
successful, reputable and prominent person. According to the travel diaries of Bernier as soon as Hakim Davoud, who had a big part to play in
the war between Aurengzib and his brothers, was called Arabshah (Hakim Davoud that is, the references to Arabshah or Arab Khan is a mistake
by Chardin and the English translator of Bernier's Travels has confirmed it ), established himself in a prominent position started sending plenty of
riches to his family in Isfahan, and either out of a sense of nationalistic feelings or because of a desire to keep his name alive, continued doing
so (sending funds ) until the construction of the mosque was completed. Bernier as well as writing about his travels talks of Tagharrob Khan and
this is the same name or title as that of Hakim Davoud named in the tablet at the northern entrance of the Hakim Mosque.

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The Tablet On The Eastern Entrance Of The Hakim Mosque

Near the eastern entrance of the Hakim Mosque opposite the burial grounds of Haj Mohammad Ebrahim Kalbassi, poem is inscribed in white
Nastaliq calligraphy on blueceramic tiles which describes the commissioning of the mosque construction by Hakim Davoud during the reign
of Shah Abbas II and the year construction began 1067 A.H. (It was a sign of grandeur in Iran for poets to be commissioned to describe
e pun on the name
Davoud or David with mystical reference to the prophet David paradise. The last line codifies the year of the construction using the Abjad
Alphabet which is ancient coding system, which is an ancient system of using alphabet to codify numbers. This is an amazing feature of the
Iranians love for art and mathematics, the line is in perfect harmony with the rest of the poem yet it includes a coded number. ): In the age that
the throne is adorned by the ruler of the revolving world, the king of kings. The Solomon of (his?) time, Abbas The Second, the shadow of god.
Omniscient was made the sagacious physician Davoud. Who came to be called in the court of India as Tagharrob khan. That he must make his
way without delay to Isfahan. To lay the foundation of a mosque like Davoud paradise. It was through the efforts of the employer that in these
times there was constructed. An auspicious mosque like the solitary spiritual world . Pleasant place of prayer which liberates the mind in a
benevolent manner. Date of construction is written clearly in this next part . The centrepoint of worship is now from Davoud of Isfahan, 1067
(A.H.-1656/7 AD )
In between the above poems on a smaller plaque there are lines describing repairs in later years. One of which is written in between lines
five and six of the poem in white on a turquoise background the following has been inscribed: Repairs were carried out in the solar year 1323"
(1944 AD, the solar calender is the Iranian Calendar Hedjri Shamsie ); in between lines six and seven there is yet another inscription the
following is written in Arabic One thousand and Eighty Five (1085 AH 1674/5 AD ) and at the end of the poems on a small plaque attributing the
above work to: Master Ceramic Maker Mohammad 1085 (AH).

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