Building Name: | Mausoleum of Safavid Princes |
Religious Affiliation: | Twelver Shi'a |
Map Type: | Iran |
Map Size: | 275 |
Location: | Isfahan, Iran |
Coordinates: | 32.6603°N 51.6536°W |
Province: | Isfahan Province |
District: | Chaharsu-ye-Kuchak |
Architecture: | yes |
Architecture Type: | mausoleum |
Architecture Style: | Safavid, Qajar |
Length: | 24 metres |
Width: | 8.14 metres |
Materials: | bricks |
The Mausoleum of Safavid Princes (Persian: آرامگاه شاهزادگان صفوی) is a historic funerary monument in the Chaharsu-ye-Kuchak district of Isfahan, Iran. It entombs the remains of some of the great-grandsons of Safavid ruler, Shah Ismail I who were executed during the reign of Shah Safi.[1]
When Sam Mirza came to power as the new Shah of Iran and took the royal title of Shah Safi, he ruthlessly eliminated anyone he regarded as a threat to his power, executing almost all of the Safavid royal princes.[2] Some of these murdered or executed princes were entombed between the years 1631 to 1632 at the spot where the mausoleum is now.[3] The mausoleum was renovated in 1826 during the reign of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. An inscribed poem, dating back to the same year, reveals a name of a "Muhammad Ali Khan" who was responsible for the renovations.[4]
On the west of the mausoleum is the Tomb of Seti Fateme (Persian: آرامگاه ستی فاطمه) which is believed to contain the grave of Siti Fatimah, a daughter of the seventh Imam of Ahlulbayt, Musa al-Kadhim.[5] This building dates back to the reign of Shah Abbas I. Despite the attribution, there is no historical evidence that a daughter of Musa al-Kadhim was buried there, nor is there any proof for her existence.[6] There is a private mausoleum for the influential families of Soltan Khalifa and Sadat Marashi in this area as well.