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101-479: He was the autonomous ruler of Golpayegan (1749-1751) and Isfahan (1750-1751), assuming the title of Vakil-e daulat ("deputy of the state"), with the Safavid prince Ismail III as a figurehead that legitimized his rule. He was, however, driven back by Karim Khan Zand 's forces, and after a number of clashes throughout the years, was murdered by two Zand chieftains at his own encampment, in 1754. Ali Mardan

202-631: A minaret ( Manār ) from the Seljuk period, the Sarāvar mosque from the 15th-16th centuries, as well as the Hevdah Tan shrine from the 17th century, Gouged Stronghold , the stronghold was used as a caravansary , but during the war time or when the bandits attacked, it was used as a castle . [REDACTED] Media related to Golpayegan at Wikimedia Commons [REDACTED] Iran portal Kazerun Kazerun ( Persian : کازرون )

303-623: A family of elders from the Afshar people to rule Kazerun. The first person from this family who became the ruler of Kazerun was Khajeh Pir Badagh Afshar. After him, his children, Khajeh Pir Vali Afshar and Khajeh Hassan Ali Afshar, and then Khajeh Hossein Ali Afshar, became the rulers of Kazerun. The last ruler of Kazerun during the Safavid era was a person named Khajeh Hessamuddin Afshar. Despite

404-467: A million people have visited the historical monuments of Kazerun. Also, according to the statistics of this department, in 1395 Solar Hijri (2016-2017), more than two million and 200 thousand people visited the historical attractions of Kazerun. The ancient city of Bishapur, with an area of 200 hectares, was one of the capitals of Iran during the Sassanid Empire , and with its destruction after

505-760: A telegraph to Tehran that as he had predicted, the revolution in Fars had started. General Percy Sykes , one of the British officials and the founder of the South Persia Rifles, upon hearing the news of this incident, sent his troops to Kazerun. But before the English forces arrived in Kazerun, the Kazerun riflemen blocked the way for the British in the Dasht-e Arzhan area. Clashes accompanied between

606-413: A while, he was afraid that the city of Kazerun would be destroyed and innocent people would be killed. Therefore, after one or two days, he evacuated Kazerun at night and went to the village of Davan , and they rushed to the city the next day and looted it. In one of the British reports regarding the reopening of Kazerun road, it is stated as follows: In this way, the road to Bushehr was safe and opened,

707-529: Is a city in the Central District of Kazerun County , Fars province, Iran , serving as capital of both the county and the district. The history of the origin of Kazerun, like other ancient cities of Iran, is in obscure and sometimes it is mixed with myths. However, sources such as Fars-Nama attribute the foundation of Kazerun to the Pishdadian dynasty . The first signs of habitation in

808-401: Is a collection of houses, mosques , baths, archways ( Persian : ساباط romanized : Sābāt) and other historic buildings, which mainly belong to the Safavid , Zand dynasty and Qajar periods. According to the latest investigations, more than 420 houses with historical value and 9 Sābāt (archway) have remained in the historic district of Kazerun city, several of which have been registered in

909-586: Is considered one of the main tourist attractions in Kazerun. Daffodil farms of Kazerun ( Persian : نرگس‌زار کازرون romanized : Nargeszăr-e Kāzerun) with an area of 140 hectares is the largest natural narcissus plain in Iran and is known as the Home of narcissus in Iran . Every year in January and February, the narcissus flower festival is held in this narcissus garden. The mausoleum of Imamzade Seyyed Hossein,

1010-527: Is first mentioned after the death of the Afsharid ruler Nader Shah in 1747, as one of the supporters of the latter's nephew Ali Qoli Khan, who was crowned as Adil Shah ("righteous king") in Mashhad . The new ruler, however, "lacked his uncle's imperious magnetism to pull together the surviving elements of a sprawling and exhausted empire." Rather than marching to the old Safavid capital of Isfahan to ensure

1111-544: Is located at an altitude of 800 meters above the ground and the statue of Shapur I , the Sassanid king, is located at a height of 7 meters at its entrance. This statue is considered the biggest statue of ancient Iran. Shapur cave is also included in the list of world Heritage Sites. Chogan valley ( romanized : Tang-e Chowgān) is a collection of 6 magnificent Reliefs of the Sasanian period that have been registered in

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1212-558: Is located in the north of Khomein and is adjacent to Khansar from the south, Aligudars from the west, and Memeh from the east. Its people speak Persian and the Golpayegani dialect. Most of the inhabitants are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. Golpayegan has a cold semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSk ). Several historical monuments are located in the Jāme' mosque of Golpayegan ( Persian : مسجد جامِع , "The Congregational Mosque"),

1313-479: Is one of the few indoor bazaars in Iran, part of its new building is Safavid and part Qajar. Kazerun Grand Bazaar includes the subcategories of Shah Hamzeh Bazaar, Moein Al-Tojjar Bazaar, Mokhi Bazaar, Felt Makers Bazaar, Gold Sellers Bazaar, Clothing Sellers Bazaar, Shoe Sellers Bazaar, Brothers Bazaar, Coppersmiths Bazaar (Abafath) and several other small Bazaars. The historic district of Kazerun city

1414-459: Is registered in Iranian intagible heritage list. At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 47,849 in 14,263 households. The following census in 2011 counted 54,572 people in 17,411 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 58,936 people in 19,546 households. Golpayegan is located in the center of Iran, 156 km northwest of Isfahan. Golpayegan

1515-602: The Arab conquest of Persia , its people gradually migrated to the city of Kazerun. This city is one of the registered works of Iran in the UNESCO World Heritage Site . Bishapur, which was built with the Greek urban planning method, includes a collection of magnificent works such as Anahita Temple, Valerian Palace, Ivan-e Mosaic, Ceremonial Hall, inscriptions, castles and other historical monuments. Shapur Cave

1616-650: The Arg of Karim Khan of Shiraz on charges of unworthiness. khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar Kazeruni also provoked the nobles of Zand to escape from prison and escaped from prison with tricks. He and other fugitives secretly went to the Harem of Jafar Khan Zand and killed this king. Following this incident, Sayed Morad Khan Zand, who was imprisoned in the Arg of Karim Khan along with Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar Kazeruni, became king and immediately elected Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar Kazaruni as

1717-631: The Iran National Heritage List , including the world collection of Bishapur, Shapur Cave and Tang-e Chogan and other historical monuments such as the Historic district of Kazerun, the tomb of famous people, caravanserais and fire temples, significant natural monuments such as Parishan Lake, Dasht-e Barm Forest, Daffodil farms of Kazerun, rivers and springs, religious attractions such as Imamzade Seyyed Hossein, mountain parks and historical gardens, museums and unique souvenirs are among

1818-455: The Iran-Iraq war , 1,300 fighters of Kazerun were martyred. Kazerun had the highest number of martyrs among all Iranian cities in the two operations to Liberation of Susangerd and Karbala-4 . In 2018, the people of Kazerun gathered in protest against the division of Kazerun County and demanded the formation of a new province centered on the city of Kazerun. In 2019, Kazerun governorate

1919-477: The Qajar dynasty came to power, the Afshar clan, who had previously fought alongside Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar for his rise to power, were again assigned to the government of Kazerun. The last person of this dynasty who ruled Kazerun was a person named Khajeh Abbas Qoli Khan Afshar Kazeruni who was deposed in 1844 and the rule of Kazerun was removed from the hands of the Afshar dynasty after about 350 years. After that,

2020-504: The 10th century AD was associated with religious tolerance. In the second half of the 10th century AD, the majority of the people of Kazerun remained in Zoroastrianism religion due to the payment of Jizya , and Kazerun was considered one of the largest Zoroastrian cities in Iran. The ruler of the city was also a Zoroastrian named Khorshīd Marzbān. After 'Adud al-Dawla came to power, this king paid special attention to Kazerun,

2121-652: The 13th century AD is the Mongol attack on Kazerun in 1263. Seljuq Shah bin Salghor, the Atabeg of Fars who had revolted against the Mongols, took refuge in the tomb of Abu Ishaq in Kazerun, and the people of Kazerun, who hated the Mongols, welcomed him and made the tomb of Abu Ishaq a bastion against the Mongols. In this battle, Seljuq Shah was captured and killed, and the people of Kazerun, who sheltered him, were massacred by

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2222-453: The 8th and 9th centuries of AD, and with the migration of its residents to Kazerun and its surroundings, it transferred its prosperity to this city. In 933 AD, Imad al-Dawla , the founder of the Buyid dynasty , sent his brother Rukn al-Dawla to this region to capture Kazerun and Bishapur. Rukn al-Dawla defeated Yaqut, the governor of Kazerun, and captured this region. Buyid dynasty's rule in

2323-622: The Arabs was so great that Abida, the Arab general, was seriously injured and when he was dying, he requested the Arab troops to massacre the people of this region for the sake of killing him, and the same thing happened. In 687 AD, the people of Shapur-Khwarrah revolted against the Arabs once again, and this time they were suppressed by Umar bin Ubaidullah bin Muammar. In the year 702 AD and during

2424-425: The British and fought with them for years. During these years, the city of Kazerun and its surroundings were the scene of many battles. In the first action in 1907, Naser Divan Kazeruni and a group of riflemen from Kazerun blocked the way of British troops who were planning to leave for Shiraz and delayed their stay in Kazerun and Shiraz for several years. In 1911, after an unsuccessful attempt to arrest Naser Divan by

2525-457: The British, which led to the killing of Captain Ohlson and Nasser Divan's departure from the city, an English officer named Colonel Medil became the temporary ruler of Kazerun, who executed some of the fighters of Kazerun and He imprisoned some people, which angered the people of Kazerun. However, with the appointment of Ahmad Akhgar as the commander of the gendarmerie forces of Kazerun, who himself

2626-605: The Chinese people were disciples of the Kazeruniyeh sufism and made their offerings to the branches of this sufism in Cities and countries used to pay for it to be sent to the central Sufi lodge in Kazerun, and this issue created world fame for the city of Kazerun. Among the kings of Iran who were followers of the Kazeruniyeh sufism, we can mention Shahrukh , who used to visit the tomb of Abu Ishaq of Kazerun during his trip to

2727-541: The Iran National Heritage List. The architecture of the historic district of Kazerun is an example of the continuation of Sasanian architecture in combination with Islamic architecture . Parishan Lake with an area of 4300 hectares was considered the largest fresh water lake in the Middle East until the drought in 2008. As an international wetland and a protected area , this lake was

2828-648: The Kazerun region. At this time, Shapur I , the Sassanid king, after defeating the Roman Empire in the Battle of Edessa , ordered the construction of a city called Bishapur in 266 AD. and for this reason, the city of Bishapur was built according to the Roman city-building method ( Hippodamus ) and by Roman prisoners. At that time, two cities named Kazerun and Old City ( romanized : Shahr-e Kohneh) were also located near Bishapur, which were merged with each other under

2929-597: The Mongols. In the 10th century AD, the Balyaniyeh sufism was also founded by the famous Sufi of that time, Sheykh Abdollah Balyani in Kazerun. When King Ismail I of Safavid dynasty came to power, he saw the Kazeruniyeh sufism as his rival and enemy, and ordered the killing of the elders of this sufism and destroyed their buildings in Iran. He personally marched to Kazerun and in addition to killing many Sufi elders in this city, he also destroyed their prominent buildings. During this period, King Ismail I appointed

3030-469: The Old City was located in an area between today's Kazerun and Lake Parishan . Bishapur was also the birthplace of Hormizd I and Bahram I , two Sassanid kings. Valerian , the captured emperor of Rome , lived in the palace he built for him in the city of Bishapur on the orders of Shapur I . According to some accounts, he also died in this city. Shapur I, the Sassanid king also died in 270 AD in

3131-547: The Qebleh mountain range located in the south of Kazerun city towards Dashtestan and Bushehr . Lotf Ali Khan Zand returned to Kazerun after gathering forces in that area and during a battle, arrested Khajeh Reza Qoli Khan Afshar Kazeruni and blinded him and his children for revenge. In June 1824, a severe earthquake occurred in Kazerun that killed a few thousand people. Following the Persian famine between 1870 to 1872, out of

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3232-467: The Ruler of Fars region . But the kingdom of Sayed Morad Khan Zand lasted only for a short time and Lotf Ali Khan Zand, the son of Jafar Khan Zand rose against him and killed him and all the people who were involved in his father's murder. However, with the mediation of Haj Ebrahim Kalantar , the sheriff of Fars and other nobles and elders of Fars forgave the guilt of Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar, who played

3333-534: The Sassanid nobles declared independence. But in the end, after the Great battle of Bishapur and the siege of this city, Uthman bin Abi al-As finally conquered Bishapur, Now Bandegan and Jereh again with peace and receiving the wealth and tribute. The people of Shapur broke their agreement again in 646 AD and Uthman conquered the city again with Abu Musa al-Ash'ari . The resistance of the people of Shapur-Khwarrah against

3434-521: The army, and was given the task of conquering the rest of Iran. However, a few months later, while Karim Khan was on an expedition in Kurdistan , Ali Mardan began breaking the terms which they had promised the inhabitants of Isfahan—he greatly increased his shakedown on the city, which New Julfa suffered the most from. He then further broke the terms he had made with the two chieftains, by having Abu'l-Fath deposed and killed. He then appointed his uncle as

3535-521: The city known today as Kazerun were found in the caves known as Tikab in the northern mountain of Kazerun. These caves were inhabited by the Human evolution around 20,000 years ago. Pishdadian dynasty are the first rulers of Iran land in myths. In Fars-Nama , Ibn Balkhi considers Tahmuras , the Pishdadi king, to be the founder of the city of Kazerun. Although there is not much information about

3636-536: The city of Bishapur in 1101 AD and razed it to the ground and shot the last arrow to the city. After Muhammad I Tapar came to power, in 1108 AD, he chose a person named Jalaluddin Chawoli as Atabeg of Fars and thus ended the rule of Shabankara clan in Fars. Chawoli arrested and killed Abu Saeed Shabankara. He also revitalized the city of Kazerun. The 13th to 16th century AD was the peak period of prosperity and fame of

3737-466: The city of Bishapur. In the 5th and 6th centuries AD, Kavad I tried to settle the city of Kazerun and expanded it. Until the Arab conquest of Persia , Bishapur was a prosperous city with a population between 50,000 and 80,000 people. During the Arab conquest of Persia in 638 AD, Umar assigned one of his commanders named Mojashe bin Masoud to conquer Shapur-Khwarrah . Despite the great resistance of

3838-591: The city of Kazerun found a different situation. The religious attraction of this sufism established the position of Kazerun as the center of Shapur region. After the Seljuk Empire came to power, Alp Arslan , a person named Fadluya , who was the head of the Shabankara clan and had killed Abu Mansur Fulad Sutun , the Amir of Buyid dynasty, became the ruler of the Fars region, and from that time for many years,

3939-602: The city of Kazerun throughout its history. This fame was due to the expansion of the Kazeruniyeh sufism and its Sufi lodges in Iran, India , China , and the Ottoman Empire , and was influenced by the religious appeal of Abu Ishaq of Kazerun . With the beginning of the 10th century, a large network of merchants of Kazerun city entered all over Iran and the countries of India, China, and the Ottoman Empire and started trading. Along with trade, these merchants were

4040-518: The city of Kazerun, this city was in a communication deadlock, and this issue caused a severe economic blow to the city and the widespread migration of the people of Kazerun to other cities. The representatives of Kazerun in the National Consultative Assembly included Khosrowparviz, Zabihi Soltan Ahmadi, Tabatabaei, Sadeghi, Jabbari and Behnia, each of whom represented Kazerun in this parliament for one or more terms. During

4141-500: The city. A battle shortly occurred between them in Lorestan —during the battle, Ismail III and Zakariya Khan (who was now his vizier ), together with several prominent officers, deserted Ali Mardan and joined Karim Khan, who eventually emerged victorious, forcing Ali Mardan and the remains of his men, together with the governor of Lorestan, Ismail Khan Feyli, to retreat to Khuzestan . There Ali Mardan made an alliance with Shaykh Sa'd,

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4242-614: The city—they were hunted by a force sent by Adil Shah, which they inflicted an overwhelming defeat on. Ali Mardan and his men eventually reached the Zagros ranges of western Iran, while Ebrahim Mirza was gathering supporters in Isfahan to claim the throne from his brother. Other Bakhtiaris had already heavy influence and authority, under the Haft Lang chieftain Abu'l-Fath Khan Bakhtiari , who

4343-599: The country's tourism hubs. Kazerun is also one of the cities with the most Sasanian period Historical monuments in the country. One of the nicknames of Kazerun is the Green city , which is due to the greenery of this city, especially in the mild seasons of the year. According to the head of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of Kazerun, in the Nowruz of 1403 Solar Hijri (2024), more than half

4444-462: The county and the district. The city is 186 kilometres (116 mi) northwest of Isfahan and 102 kilometres (63 mi) southeast of Arak , at an altitude of 1,830 m. Its temperature fluctuates between +37 and -10 °C. Its average annual rainfall is 300 mm. According to Ḥamd-Allāh Mostawfi, the town of Golpāyegān was built by the daughter of Bahman, named Samra, also known as Homāy Bente Bahman in Persian . After Parsadan Gorgijanidze

4545-437: The cover of restoring the Safavid dynasty , appointing a 17 year old Safavid prince, Abu Torab, as a puppet ruler—on June 29, Abu Torab was declared shah , and assumed the dynastic name of Ismail III . Ali Mardan then took the title of Vakil-e daulat ("deputy of the state") as the head of the administration, while Abu'l-Fath maintained his post as governor of Isfahan, and Karim Khan was appointed commander ( sardar ) of

4646-491: The current counties of Mamasani , Rostam , Kuhchenar , as well as Arzhan District of Shiraz County and parts of Dashtestan County , all of which in the following years became independent or separated from the body of Kazerun County. In the 1960s, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province was part of the Kazerun County, which later became an independent province. The population of Kazerun city (without suburbs) in

4747-440: The dark at night and occupied it, and once they shelled the city of Kazerun, and especially the house of Naser Divan, which they considered their enemy, and which was in the middle of the city, was targeted by bullets. Of course, Kazerun riflemen also responded to their shooting; But what's the use?! Because firstly, they had cannons and artillery, but Naser Divan didn't have it, and secondly, although Naser Divan could resist them for

4848-425: The decline in prosperity due to the destruction of the Kazeruniyeh sufism, Kazerun still maintained its prosperity to a large extent and was considered one of the centers of minting coins during the Safavid era. After Nader Shah Afshar came to power, the rule of Afshar family continued in Kazerun. At that time, Khajeh Hessamuddin Afshar remained the ruler of Kazerun, and after him, Khajeh Mohammad Reza Afshar became

4949-580: The desertion of many of their men. Furthermore, after doing a thorough check of Sultan Husayn II's background, Ali Mardan and his associates exposed his true identity, and found out that he was in reality not of Safavid descent, but the son of an Azeri man and an Armenian woman. Ali Mardan's men in Kermanshah, after two years of besiegement by the Zand forces, surrendered and were spared by Karim Khan, who shortly clashed with Ali Mardan once again, defeating

5050-462: The end of the 10th Century AD, the migration of people from the old city (in the east of Kazerun), which was called Balad al-Atigh in Arabic, intensified to the city of Kazerun. With the migration of the people of Bishapur, Old City and other areas, the city of Kazerun prospered and became the area of population concentration. After the establishment of the Kazeruniyeh sufism by Abu Ishaq of Kazerun,

5151-584: The end, with the threat of the fall of Kazerun intensifying, Naser Divan left Shiraz and returned to Kazerun. Finally, the British attacked Kazerun in 1919. Following this incident, Naser Divan Kazeruni was arrested and exiled, and his comrades were also imprisoned. The north-south road of the country was reopened after more than 3 years and with the presence of 20 thousand people. Ali Naghi Behrouzi, an author from Kazerun who witnessed this incident in his childhood, wrote about this incident years later: We were sleeping comfortably at night when we suddenly woke up from

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5252-402: The establishment of official political divisions in 1937, Iran was divided into 10 provinces, and Kazerun was placed in the seventh province (Fars and Ports). In 1946, this province was divided into 7 counties, including Kazerun. In this year, the governorate of Kazerun County was established with the center of Kazerun city. At that time, Kazerun County, in addition to the current area, included

5353-574: The first cities in Iran to have a Baladiyeh (Municipality). during the Qajar dynasty many people from Kazerun migrated to Bahrain , today there are many people with the surname Kazeruni. With the beginning of the Pahlavi rule, the sovereignty of Kazerun remained in the hands of Naser Divan Kazeruni, who had returned from exile, until 1941. In 1931, following the change of the administrative system, Baladiyeh of Kazerun became Kazerun Municipality. Following

5454-429: The first official census of Iran in 1956 was about 31,000 people. In this year, Kazerun was considered as the second largest and most populous city in Fars and Ports province and one of the 30 most populous cities in Iran. During the 1953 Iranian coup d'état , the people of Kazerun supported Mohammad Mosaddegh . In 1964, with the construction of a new road from the north to the south of the country, which passed through

5555-593: The forces of Zakariya Khan and the Zand chieftain Karim Khan . Initially defeated, Ali Mardan managed to emerge victorious and seize Golpayegan , a key spot on the route to Isfahan. In the spring of 1750, he attempted to capture Isfahan, but was defeated at Murchakhur, a town near the city. He then started to dispatch messengers at Golpayegan to his regional opponents, which included Karim Khan and Zakariya Khan, who accepted his offer of terms, and combined their forces with

5656-473: The freedom fighters of Kazerun, together with the fighters of some other regions, decided to attack the British forces in Bushehr and liberate this city. But finally, Wilhelm Wassmuss dissuades them from attacking and suggests that they leave the liberation of this city to the people of the same region and wait for bigger battles. After the revolt of the Fars gendarmerie forces and despite the fact that Kazerun

5757-431: The government of Kazerun to the son of Khajeh Mohammad Reza, Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar Kazeruni. Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan, in the position of governor of Kazerun, made many efforts in the direction of the development and settlement of this city. Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar Kazeruni, the then ruler of Kazerun, played an important role in the establishment and stabilization of the Zand dynasty . In 1753, when Karim Khan Zand

5858-479: The governor of Khuzestan, who reinforced him with soldiers. In the late spring of 1752, Ali Mardan, together with Ismail Khan Feyli, marched to Kermanshah . The forces of Karim Khan shortly attacked their encampment, but were repelled. Ali Mardan then went further into domains of the Zands, which resulted in a battle with Karim Khan near Nahavand . Ali Mardan, however, was once again defeated, and forced to withdraw into

5959-405: The great-grandson of the fourth Imam Shia Islam , is one of the most prominent religious shrines in the south of the country. Nazar Garden is one of the 300-year-old historical gardens of Kazerun, which was built by Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar of Kazerun, the ruler of Kazerun during the Afsharid period in this city. Tikab valley ( Persian : تنگ تیکاب romanized : Tang-e Tikāb) is considered

6060-539: The habitat of all kinds of fish and migratory birds. The most basic project proposed for the restoration of this lake was the transfer of water from the Nargesi dam of Kazerun. Dasht-e Barm (Barm plain) Forest with an area of more than 25,000 hectares, is the largest Oak forest in the Middle East, a UNESCO Nature reserve and the habitat of various rare animal species, including the Persian fallow deer , and

6161-408: The latter and capturing Mostafa Khan. Ali Mardan managed to flee with Sultan Husayn II, but not after long had him blinded and sent to Iraq, due to being more heavy weight than of use to him. In the spring of 1754, Ali Mardan captured two of Karim Khan's relatives, Mohammad Khan Zand and Shaykh Ali Khan Zand . He then took them into his encampment near Kermanshah, and began negotiating with them about

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6262-403: The latter, which made the number of their men strengthen to 20,000. In May 1750, they stormed the gates of Isfahan—its governor Abu'l-Fath and other prominent residents assembled to protect the fortress of the city, but agreed to surrender and collaborate with them after Ali Mardan's reasonable proposals. Abu'l-Fath, together with Ali Mardan and Karim Khan, formed an alliance in western Iran under

6363-562: The list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This Valley was the place where Sasanian kings played polo ( Persian : چوگان romanized : Chowgān). The reilefs of Tang-e Chogan include the description of events such as the victory of Shapur I over three Roman emperors , the victory of Bahram II over the Arabs, the ceremony of receiving the Khvarenah by Shapur I from Ahura Mazda , the victory of Shapur II over rebels and other historical events. The historical grand bazaar of Kazerun

6464-535: The main reason for which was the location of this city on the commercial highway of the back shore of the Persian Gulf and Siraf Port. Buyid dynasty rulers tried to revive the ancient city of Bishapur at the same time as the prosperity of Kazerun, and they were able to restore prosperity to this city to some extent after several centuries. The coins minted in Bishapur in this period also confirm this. Kazerun

6565-476: The main role in the murder of his father. Apparently, after these events, Khajeh Reza Qoli Khan Afshar, the brother of Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar, becomes the ruler of Kazerun in his place. In 1790, after the capture of Shiraz by Haj Ibrahim Kalantar and the prevention of Lotf Ali Khan Zand's entry into Shiraz, and at the same time as Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar and his army of 60,000 men moved towards Fars, Khajeh Reza Qoli Khan Afshar Kazeruni, along with his brother,

6666-594: The mountains, where he went to the Ottoman city of Baghdad . There he became acquainted with Mostafa Khan Bigdili Shamlu, the former diplomat of Nader Shah, who had been in 1746 sent to Baghdad to confirm the Treaty of Kerden with the Ottomans. A son of the former Safavid shah Tahmasp II (r. 1729–1732), who had managed to escape Isfahan during the massacre of the members of the Safavid family by Mahmud Hotak in 1725,

6767-427: The name of Kazerun in later centuries. At the same time as the foundation of the city of Bishapur, Shapur I also began to develop the city of Kazerun. The city of Bishapur was one of the capitals of the Sasanian Empire and the center of the Shapur-Khwarrah , and Kazerun and the Old City were also considered its subsidiaries. At that time, the city of Kazerun included three districts: Nowred, Raheban and Derist, and

6868-501: The new governor of the city, and without conference, marched towards Shiraz and began pillaging the province of Fars . Furthermore, he also started having his deputies replaced, whilst extracting heavy tax and numerous riches to keep his army supplied with the equipment and goods they required. This resulted in various of his bureaucrats and officers to depart from him, while a great deal of them had one of their eyes removed. After having plundered Kazerun , Ali Mardan left for Isfahan, but

6969-400: The objectives of Bushehr's field forces were fulfilled in every way. However, the task force remained in Kazerun for another three months. A very modern fort was built in Kazerun and the Indian infantry were stationed in a series of outposts along the road. After capturing Kazerun, the British appointed a person named Salar Mo'tazed to govern Kazerun temporarily. In 1918, Kazerun became one of

7070-422: The other hand, the enemy showed will and skill He revealed that it surprised the South Persia Rifles. It is certain that they had much more favorable positions and apparently their number was not more than 400 people, they proved to be very skilled snipers who did not waste a bullet. After that, Naser Divan Kazeruni and his riflemen attacked Shiraz in alliance with Qashqai warriors and captured this city. But in

7171-415: The people of Shapur-Khwarrah, the Arabs conquered Bishapur. In the year 639 AD, Uthman bin Abi al-As was commissioned by Mojashe bin Masoud to conquer Kazerun and captured this city. After that, the people of Kazerun and Bishapur continuously rebelled against the Arabs. Among in the year 643 AD and after the caliphate of Uthman , the people of Shapur-Khwarrah, under the command of Shahrag 's brother, one of

7272-415: The population of about 10,000 people in the city of Kazerun, about 4,000 people were killed and about 4,000 people were forced to emigrate, and the population of the city of Kazerun decreased to about 2,000 people, which is considered one of the biggest tragedies and demographic shocks in the history of this city. Kazerun was one of the cities with the highest percentage of people killed in this famine. After

7373-420: The possibility of an alliance, which, however, was fruitless. The two Zand chiefs, at a coordinated signal, attacked Ali Mardan and killed him with his own dagger, and then fled from the camp on horseback, under fire from Ali Mardan's men. Golpayegan Golpayegan ( Persian : گلپایگان )) is a city in the Central District of Golpayegan County , Isfahan province, Iran , serving as capital of both

7474-500: The representatives of the central Sufi lodge of Kazeruniyeh sufism in the city of Kazerun and promoted this sufism. Hasan Fasa'i narrates about this in his book Fars-Nama-ye Naseri : The number of merchants of Kazerun is so large that this book (Fars-Nama) cannot contain it. The influence and fame of the Kazeruniyeh sufism during the 10th to the 10th century AD reached such an extent that many people and kings of Iran, as well as many people and emperors of India and Ottoman, and part of

7575-455: The revolt of Jandaq Arabs led by Mohammad Hasan Khan Arab Ameli. But he promised him the security of his life and sent him to Isfahan, to Jafar Khan Zand. But Jafar Khan, contrary to his promise, ordered the murder of Mohammad Hasan Khan Arab Ameli and his entourage. This issue made Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar very angry, and he left the government of Qom and Kashan and returned to his hometown Kazerun. After returning to Kazerun, he gathered some of

7676-614: The rule of Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf , the displaced people in Shapur-Khwarrah, who were waiting for revenge, rushed with the help of Ibn al-Ash'ath in a rebellion against Hajjaj ibn Yusuf and defeated the Hajjaj army and captured the city of Kufa . However, with the arrival of reinforcements, the rebels were defeated and Shapur-Khwarrah was again under the control of the Army Umayyads . Bishapur gradually lost its prosperity in

7777-476: The rule of the Shabankara family was established over these regions. In 1078 AD, Mahmud I came to power and made his cousin, Turan Shah I the governor of Fars. Turan Shah also entrusted Kazerun and Shapur to the elders of Shabankara clan. But people of the Shabankara tribe were constantly killing and looting in Fars, especially in Kazerun and Shapur. Among in one of the cases, Abu Saeed Shabankara set fire to

7878-492: The ruler of Kazerun is sentenced to be blinded. But with the intercession of Mirza Mohammad Kalantar, the Fars Sheriff, Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar, the ruler of Kazerun is forgiven. In 1784, when Jafar Khan Zand conquered Isfahan, the ruler of Kazerun was also one of his companions. After that, Jafar Khan Zand appointed him to ruler of Qom and Kashan , and in the same year, Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar Kazeruni suppressed

7979-473: The ruler of Kazerun was appointed by the central government and different people ruled in Kazerun. For example, in 1856 and during the time of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar , Ali Mohammad Khan Qavam al-Mulk was appointed to the government of Kazerun. At one time, Teymur Mirza, the grandson of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar , was in charge of Kazerun. After that, Amir Azodi's family came to power in Kazerun. Khajeh Hassan Ali

8080-439: The ruler of Kazerun, until in 1146 AH, Nader Shah came to Kazerun in pursuit of Mohammad Khan Baloch during his rebellion against Nader Shah . But Khajeh Mohammad Reza Afshar fought in support of Mohammad Khan Baloch against Nader Shah and was killed in this battle. After that, Nader Shah blinded Khajeh Mohammad Reza's nephew, Khajeh Abul Hasan Afshar. Nader Shah later regretted his act and to appease him, in 1733, he handed over

8181-433: The safeguard of the city, he sent his brother Ebrahim Mirza to the city instead, and stayed at Mashhad and held festives. This, however, reduced in the dissatisfaction of his underemployed army, while the city was weakened to near-poverty. In late 1747, Ali Mardan asked for Adil Shahs allowance to allow him to lead his Bakhtiari men home, which the latter declined. Nonetheless, Ali Mardan and his men ignored his order and left

8282-705: The south of Iran. Among the kings of India who were disciples of the Kazeruniyeh sufism, we can mention Balban , Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad bin Tughluq . The two Ottoman emperors, Bayezid the Thunderbolt and Mehmed the Conqueror , were also devotees of the Kazeruniyeh sufism and built buildings in the name of this sufism in Ottoman. Ibn Battuta , a Moroccan traveler who also traveled to Kazerun and visited

8383-554: The south of the country, including Kazerun. Naser Divan and the freedom fighters of Kazerun, who were dissatisfied with this issue, declared war on them in 1916 and disarmed the South Persia Rifles headquarters in Kazerun. They also arrested Amir Nosrat Nouri, the then governor of Kazerun. For more than 3 years, forces from Kazerun also blocked the main north-south road between the Persian Gulf and Shiraz. Following this incident, Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma , Governor of Fars wrote in

8484-610: The status of Kazerun during the Achaemenid Empire , but according to some writings, Kazerun was a small and sparsely populated area of the ancient city of Dindella ( Persian : دین‌دلا), which was destroyed in the attack of Alexander the Great on Iran. In the following centuries, a city named Bishapur was built on the site of this ancient city. The period of the Sasanian Empire is the peak period of prosperity of

8585-462: The thunderous sound of cannons, rifles and machine guns that shook the city. Children and women began to cry and mourn, and men held Qurans in their hands and turned to the sky, so that God would protect them from the harm of bullets. In the east of Kazerun, where the road to Shiraz starts, there is a hill that used to have a tower and a castle on top of it, and it completely dominates the city of Kazerun. The South Persia Rifles forces reached that fort in

8686-467: The tomb of Abu Ishaq of Kazerun, in this regard, writes in the book Rihla : Sheykh Abu Ishaq has great dignity and respect among the people of India and China. People who travel in the China Sea , when there is a storm or insecurity, they make vows in the name of the sheykh, and when the ship reaches the shore safely, Servants of Sufi lodges gets on the ship and takes control of the ship. Everyone pays

8787-425: The troops of Kuhmareh region and the nomads around Kazerun and encouraged them to overthrow Jafar Khan Zand from the kingdom. Jafar Khan, the king of Zand, after learning about this issue, sent some nobles to Kazerun to console him and invited him to Shiraz. But after the departure of Khajeh Ali Qoli Khan Afshar Kazeruni to Shiraz, Jafar Khan Zand broke his promise and imprisoned him along with a number of Zand nobles in

8888-619: The trusted and very close people to Karim Khan Zand. However, in 1761, when Karim Khan Zand sent some of the nobles of Fars region , including the ruler of Kazerun, to suppress the rebellion of Fath-Ali Khan Afshar in Azerbaijan , the Fars army was defeated by the army of Fath-Ali Khan Afshar in Qareh Chaman near Tabriz , and some of these nobles from The rule of Kazerun is that they escape from battle. They are arrested in Isfahan and

8989-527: The two sides caused the British to retreat towards Shiraz. In this battle, Captain Vetikogol, one of the British officials, was also killed. The author of the book "Police of Southern Iran" wrote as follows: There was nothing left for all of them to be surrounded by the enemy (Fighters from Kazerun) in the plain, who escaped from the encirclement ring with a quick and shameful escape and from there returned to Khaneh Zenyan and entered Shiraz on December 28. On

9090-486: The vows that he has made in his heart to Servants of Sufi lodges, and no ship comes from India or China, unless he has brought thousands of dinars of these vows with him, and all these amounts are collected by envoys appointed by Sufi lodges of Kazeruniyeh sufism. The fame and prestige of the Kazeruniyeh sufism continued until the 16th century AD and the Safavids came to power. One of the most important events of Kazerun in

9191-696: Was also in the city. This provided a key opportunity for Ali Mardan, Ismail Khan Feyli and Mostafa Khan to use the prince to return to Iran in the pretext of attempting to restore the Safavid dynasty. A year later, in early 1753, they began assembling an army in Lorestan, and received the support of the Pashtun military leader Azad Khan Afghan . Some months later, they marched into the domains of Karim Khan, but Tahmasp II's son, who had been announced as Sultan Husayn II, began revealing himself as an unfit candidate as Safavid shah—this hindered their march, and resulted in

9292-545: Was ambushed at the dangerous passage of Kutal-e Dokhtar by regional guerrillas under Muzari Ali Khishti, who was the chieftain of the neighbouring Khisht village. They managed to seize the plunder of Ali Mardan and kill 300 of his men, which forced the latter to withdraw to a more difficult passage to reach Isfahan. By winter, the forces of Ali Mardan had decreased even more due to abandonment from some of his men. The situation worsened further for Ali Mardan, when Karim Khan returned to Isfahan in January 1751 and restored order in

9393-432: Was considered a pro-liberation figure, and the return of Naser Divan Kazeruni to the city, the anger of the people subsided. The sensitivity of the people of Kazerun on the actions of the British in other cities, made Megerdich, the British telegrapher who was in charge of the Kazerun telegraph office, cut the telegraph wire on the order of the British, which caused him to be arrested by the Kazerun freedom fighters. In 1915,

9494-498: Was considered one of the important centers of Textile production during the time of Buyid dynasty, and for this reason, it was known as Damietta of Ajam ( Persia ). During this period, Abu Ishaq of Kazerun , a famous Sufi , founded the Kazeruniyeh sufism in this city and started spreading Islam and fighting against Zoroastrians . His actions caused the Zoroastrian majority of the people of Kazarun to convert to Islam. At

9595-412: Was dismissed from his post as prefect ( darugheh ) of Isfahan , he was appointed as the new eshik-agha ( Master of Ceremonies ) and given five villages in the confines of Golpayegan as a fief by king ( shah ) Abbas II (r. 1642-1666). Historically, the name of the town has been recorded as Karbāyagān; Jarbāḏaqān; Darbāyagān; and Golbādagān. Golpayegan Kebab is unique and made from endemic cows, it

9696-625: Was monitored and controlled by the British in every way, Naser Divan Kazeruni sent 700 fighting riflemen with the help of the Shiraz gendarmerie forces and 200 riflemen to help the people of Dashtestan. Finally, the rebellion of the Fars Gendarmerie was suppressed and this organization became the South Persia Rifles , under the supervision of the British. The British deployed the South Persia Rifles in several important cities in

9797-512: Was preparing to fight Azad Khan Afghan and his representative, Fath-Ali Khan Afshar , in Khesht , 60 kilometers from today's Kazerun, Ruler of Kazerun joined Karim Khan Zand's army with riflemen from Kazerun. Karim Khan, who was defeated by Azad Khan in the previous battle, was able to defeat the Azad Khan's army with the help of forces of Kazerun. After that, the ruler of Kazerun became one of

9898-492: Was promoted to a special governorate. At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 84,594 in 20,810 households. The following census in 2011 counted 89,685 people in 25,034 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 96,683 people in 28,988 households. It is the fifth-largest city in Fars. Kazerun has a hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification : BSh ). Kazerun, having more than 300 historical monuments registered in

9999-468: Was the governor of the city. In the summer of 1748, Ebrahim Mirza defeated and blinded Adil Shah, and ascended the throne as the new Afsharid king. He was, however, shortly defeated and killed by the forces of Nader Shah's grandson Shahrokh Shah , who remained in Mashhad, and did not make any effort to restore Afsharid rule in western Iran, which was in turmoil. Meanwhile, Ali Mardan and his men clashed with

10100-485: Was the sheriff of Kazerun for a while, and after him, his son, Khajeh Ebrahim Kalantar was the sheriff. After the death of Khajeh Ebrahim, his brother Khajeh Abdollah Amir Azodi, known as Naser Divan Kazeruni , became the sheriff of Kazerun. The end of the Qajar rule coincided with the First World War and the occupation of southern Iran by the British. Naser Divan Kazeruni, the sheriff of Kazerun, declared war on

10201-474: Was united with Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar and Haj Ebrahim Kalantar. The ruler of Kazerun became a close friend of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar and participated in his wars against Lotf Ali Khan Zand. Finally, when Lotf Ali Khan Zand was on his way to the south from Kazerun, the ruler of Kazerun surrounded him and his forces and planned to arrest Lotf Ali Khan and hand him over to Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar. Lotf Ali Khan Zand and his forces left their horses and fled from

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