Pir Bakran mausoleum explained

Building Name:Pir Bakran mausoleum
Map Type:Iran
Map Size:275
Location:Pir Bakran, Iran
Coordinates:32.4689°N 51.5578°W
Province:Isfahan Province
District:Pir Bakran District
Municipality:Pir Bakran
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:Mausoleum
Architecture Style:Azeri
Minaret Quantity:0

The Pir Bakran mausoleum (Persian: آرامگاه پیربکران) is a historical mausoleum in Pir Bakran, the capital of Pir Bakran District. The mausoleum dates back to the Ilkhanid era. The names of The Rashidun Caliphs on its inscriptions show that the building belongs the early times of the conversion of mongols to islam and they were still sunnite. The courtyard of the mausoleum is surrounded by walls, small iwans and the arched portals of the main iwan and decorated by some inscriptions with Kufic scripts and stuccoes with the form of flowers and bushes, which are the works of Mohammad Naghash. Mohammad ebn-e Bakran's grave is located behind the courtyard. On the northern side of it, there's a small closed room, which was probably his teaching place. The mausoleum is decorated with stuccoes and tiles.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Yaghoubi, Hosseyn . Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān . Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan. Rouzane. 964-334-218-2. Beheshti . Arash. 144. Persian. 2004.