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Top 10 Best places to visit in Shiraz
Top 10 Best places to visit in Shiraz The city of heavenly love, poetic and mythical red wine, and hospitable people!Shiraz is not just a touristic city or travel destination...
Top 10 accommodations in the city of Shi…
Top 10 accommodations in the city of Shiraz?Shiraz is one of the main tourism destinations in Iran. It is visited not only by local people but also by thousands of...
Top 10 Restaurants in Shiraz
Top 10 Restaurants in ShirazShiraz is one of the main destinations in Iran and has a lot to say about history, art, and cultural heritage. As for the culinary culture...
Hedayat Cafe Restaurant
Hedayat Cafe RestaurantIf you are looking for an attractive place for a beverage or a good…
Baloo Restaurant
Baloo Restaurant The traditional Baloo restaurant is one of the good restaurants in Shiraz…
Mahooni cafe/ Restaurant
Mahooni cafe/ RestaurantOne of the good restaurants in Shiraz that is recommended and appr…
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Shiraz under the Safavid, Afghan, and Afsharid Rulers
The fortunes of Shiraz revived somewhat during the Safavid period, first under the governorship of Sultan Khalil Zulqadr (ruled during 1505-1520); and particularly when Shah Abbas's Commander-in-Chief, Allahverdi Khan, and after him his son Imam Qoli Khan, was appointed Governors-general of Fars. Together, they held this post for thirty-nine years, until 1634.
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Shiraz under the Injuid and Mozaffarid Governors
Under Oljeitu, arguably the most famous Ilkhanid ruler, the affairs of Fars were passed on to Sharaf al-Dowleh Mahmud Shah, said to be a descendant of Ansari, the celebrated mystic of Herat. Sharaf alDowleh continued his duties under Abu Said, Oljeitu's successor, and by 1325 he had managed to establish himself as virtually autonomous ruler of the province.
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Shiraz during the Seljuk and Atabakan (Salghurid) Period
As the star of the Buyids waned, the prosperity of Shiraz also declined. The center of effective power shifted to Baghdad, and for the next eighty years, Fars was ruled first by the Shabankareh rulers and then by Seljuk appointees, called Atabakan. In 1149, Sonqor ibn Mowdud, the Atabak ruler of Fars, gained independence from the Seljuk kings and inaugurated a new, glorious period in the history of Shiraz.
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Shiraz during the Buyid Period
The prosperity of Shiraz increased when the Buyid rulers chose it to be one of their principal seats of power. The city was made the capital of Ali Emad al-Dowleh, the eldest of three brothers who founded the Buyid Empire. He spent much time in the city, died here, and was reportedly buried in the vicinity of the Mausoleum of Ali ibn Hamzeh.
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Shiraz History Briefly
Early History of Shiraz Shiraz is believed to have been founded around 694 (74 A.H.) by Mohammad ibn Yusuf Saqqafi, the Persian general in the service of the Umayyad caliph, and brother to Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, the viceroy of Baghdad. Local tradition has it that in a dream Mohammad saw a group of angels who descended to earth and prayed, kissing the land on which they stood.
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