خلاصة:
Khoy, one of the major cities in the west Azarbaijan province is known for its nature, military, border positions, proximity to the Silk Road, including many different cultures and overall is one of the important settlements in the area. This essay investigates Khoy city’s expansion, from early Islam until late Qajar (Fourth - Fourteenth century) according to historical documents. This article has been completed, by the help of different types of historical written sources, itineraries, documents and maps (Matrakiminiature and Russian map). This article also illustrates how the location of the town citadel has frequently changed during centuries. In the Fourth century (AH), the citadel was located in the west of its current position but unfortunately in the fifth and sixth centuries it has had an ambiguous location and eventually sometimes in the Seventh oreighth century was shifted to its today’s location. Next centuries (eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth) until 1941AD/ 1360AH, location was in current position. Also destruction of khoy is mentioned 4 times in sources.
ملخص الجهاز:
2012 Khoy, one of the major cities in the west Azarbaijan province is known for its nature, military, border positions, proximity to the Silk Road, including many different cultures and overall is one of the important settlements in the area.
ABSTRACT: Keywords: Khoy’s expansion, Early Islam, Late Qajar, Historical documents INTRODUCTION Khoy, one of important settlements in the area is known for its features of nature, military and border positions, proximity to the Silk Road and being different cultures in the region.
MATERIALS AND METHODS About written used sources, maps and documents from early Islam until late Qajar, can be outlined as follows : In Samanid period; Ibn Hawqal (372AH/ 983AD), In Ilkhanid; Clavijo (806AH/ 1404AD), In Teymurid; joseph Barbara (878AH /1473AD), In Safavid; Naeima (985AH /1577AD) and Chalabi (1045AH /1636AD), At last in Qajar; Joubert (1221AH /1806AD), Auguste Bontan (1232AH /1817AD), Abdul Razzaqbeyg (1233AH /1818AD), Fraser (1250AH / 1834AD), Amin-Al-Shar (1259/1843), Mirza Aqa Khan-e Nuri (1273 /1857), Comte de Gobineau (1275/1859), Hajj Sayyah (1299/1882), Wilson (1299 /1882), Ali khan (1300/ 1883) and Edward Browne (1305/1888)(Table1).
Steps of Khoy’s Expansion from Beginning of Islam until Safavid and Important Historic Elements The first informations about Khoy after Islam, are death one of the descendants of Imam Ali Al-Naghi, and Construction of Imamzadeh, named Seyed Bahlol in this area (Cultural Heritage organization archive, 1990, 9).
Steps of Khoy’s Expansion in Safavid Period and Important Historic Elements Khoy in Thirteenth Century In 1221AH, Joubert has described the city’s population 25,000 (Joubert, 1969, 114).