The Sāheb ol Amr Mosque ( fa, مسجد صاحب الامر - ''Masjid-e Sāheb ol Amr'') or King Tahmasp Mosque is a mosque located on the east side of Saaheb Aabaad square in
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
,
Iran
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. The mosque was initially built in 1636 and has a history of destruction and repair. The name ''Sāheb ol Amr'' (''Master of command'') is one of the titles of the
last Twelver Shī‘ah Imām.
History
The mosque was originally built in 1636 by the
Safavid king Tahmasp I
Tahmasp I ( fa, طهماسب, translit=Ṭahmāsb or ; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 to 1576. He was the eldest son of Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum. Ascending the throne after t ...
, on the east side of Saaheb Aabaad square in
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
. However the building was destroyed by the
Ottoman ruler
Murad IV
Murad IV ( ota, مراد رابع, ''Murād-ı Rābiʿ''; tr, IV. Murad, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was born in Cons ...
after invading Tabriz in 1638. Once Persian troops re-affirmed control over the city, the mosque was rebuilt but suffered great damage from an earthquake that struck the city soon after. Consequently, the entire square along with the mosque was reconstructed and this task was carried out by Goli Khan Danbali. In favour of the people, the mosque was dubbed ''Sāheb ol Amr'', a title of the last
Twelver Shī‘ah Imām,
Muhammad al-Mahdi
Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī ( ar, محمد بن الحسن المهدي) is believed by the Twelver Shia to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justic ...
.
In 1850, Mirza Ali Akbar Khan, who was the
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
Consulate interpreter, rebuilt some other parts of dome, and added mirrors to the corridor. A school was built in the front part of the dome which (Mira Ali Amber or Ambaries School).
The school yard was destroyed during the expansion of Daraiee Street by the city of Tabriz and only a part of school is now serrained.
Gallery
File:Saheb Al Amr Mosque.jpg, Entrance Iwan
An iwan ( fa, ایوان , ar, إيوان , also spelled ivan) is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called , a Persian term for a portal projecting ...
File:Saheb ol Amr mosque 001.jpg, Inside view
File:Tabriz by Eugène Flandin.jpg
File:Saheb ol Amr Mosque in night.JPG
File:Sahebolamr-Tabriz.JPG
File:Akbariyye school.JPG
See also
*
List of Mosques in Iran
In 2015 it was estimated, as per official statistics, that there are 47,291 Shiite mosques and 10,344 Sunni mosques in Iran.
List of mosques in Iran
This is a list of mosques in Iran.
Ardabil Province
* Jome mosque
* Jameh Mosque of Germ ...
*
Blue Mosque, Tabriz
The Blue Mosque ( fa, مسجد کبود, translit=''Masjed-e Kabūd'') is a historic mosque in Tabriz, Iran. The mosque and some other public buildings were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu.
The mosque ...
*
Shohada Mosque
The Shohada mosque is a historical mosque at city center of Tabriz, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, ...
*
Madrasah Akbarieh
Madraseye Akbarieh was an old school in Tabriz, north-western Iran.
See also
* Madrasah
* Saheb ol Amr mosque
* House of Seghat ol Islam House of Seghat-ol -Eslam is a historical house in Tabriz, Iran. It is now a museum dedicated to Seqat-o ...
*
Haidarzadeh house
*
House of Seghat ol Islam House of Seghat-ol -Eslam is a historical house in Tabriz, Iran. It is now a museum dedicated to Seqat-ol-Eslam Tabrizi who was a local reformist of the Qajar
Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime Stat ...
References
* http://www.eachto.ir
External links
* Virtual Museum of ''Historical Buildings of Tabriz''
School of Architecture, Tabriz Islamic Art University.
* Tabriz Islamic Art University (دانشگاه هنر اسلامی تبریز), Tabriz, Iran (in Persian)
* ''Picture gallery'', Tabriz Islamic Art University (دانشگاه هنر اسلامی تبریز), Tabriz, Iran (in Persian)
* Iranian Student's Tourism & Traveling Agency, ISTTA.
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