Soltan Bakht Agha Mausoleum

Soltan Bakht Agha Mausoleum
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceIsfahan Province
Location
LocationIsfahan, Iran
MunicipalityIsfahan
Soltan Bakht Agha Mausoleum is located in Iran
Soltan Bakht Agha Mausoleum
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates32°40′11″N 51°40′55″E / 32.6696683°N 51.6819818°E / 32.6696683; 51.6819818
Architecture
Typemausoleum
StyleAzari
Completed14th century

The Soltan Bakht Agha Mausoleum (Persian: مقبره سلطان بخت آقا) is a historic mausoleum located in Isfahan, Iran. It entombs the remains of Soltan Bakht Agha, the niece of the Injuid ruler, Abu Ishaq Inju. The mausoleum building includes the Dardasht Minarets (مناره های دردشت) which are registered as number 115 on the list of Iranian national heritage monuments.

Soltan Bakht Agha

Soltan Bakht Agha (Persian: سلطان بخت آقا) was the niece of the last Injuid ruler, Abu Ishaq Inju.[1][2] After Abu Ishaq Inju was executed by the Muzaffarid ruler, Mubariz al-Din Muhammad, in the year 1357, Soltan Bakht Agha decided to marry his son, Shah Mahmud Mozaffari so that she could cause disruptions and dissent amongst the Muzaffarid princes, as retribution for the execution of her beloved uncle.[1][2] She was assisted in her task by Shah Shoja Mozaffari, the brother of Shah Mahmud.[1] Eventually, Shah Mahmud found out about her plot, and she was executed by him as well in the same year.[1][2]

History

The mausoleum of Soltan Bakht Agha in 1870

The mausoleum was constructed in 1375 by Shah Shoja Mozaffari, who conquered Isfahan after the imprisonment of Mubariz al-Din Muhammad.[2][3] He ordered a mausoleum to be built as a way to honour her bravery.[3][2] It is also suggested that it was built on an earlier structure dating back to Shah Mahmud's rule. There was also a madrasah present at some point of time, but that is all gone in the modern age.[2][3]

Architecture

A general view of the mausoleum

Mausoleum

The building is made out of brick.[1][2] The dome over the mausoleum is decorated with turquoise and azure tiles.[1][2] The rest of the mausoleum is coated with a layer of plaster. All the decorations on the walls have faded off after many years.[1]

Dardasht Minarets

A close-up of the iwan and the two minarets flanking it

This pair of minarets are made of bricks and they flank the iwan leading to the mausoleum.[3] Each minaret is 15 metres tall, and decorated with several of the 99 names of Allah in the Kufic way.[3]

Gallery

  • A noticeboard outside the building, mistakenly ascribing the origin to be during the Ilkhanid period (which had already dissolved by the time the mausoleum had been constructed)
    A noticeboard outside the building, mistakenly ascribing the origin to be during the Ilkhanid period (which had already dissolved by the time the mausoleum had been constructed)
  • Some detailing underneath the main iwan
    Some detailing underneath the main iwan
  • The mausoleum viewed from Jafarian street, Ebn-e Sina district
    The mausoleum viewed from Jafarian street, Ebn-e Sina district
  • The mausoleum at night
    The mausoleum at night

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g سایت, مدیریت (2019-01-04). "آرامگاه سلطان بخت آقا". اینجا اصفهان (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "آرامگاه سلطان بخت آقا کجاست - شهرستان اصفهان، استان اصفهان - توریستگاه". Touristgah. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  3. ^ a b c d e "دومناره و آرامگاه سلطان بخت آقا". سایت گردشگری ایران (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
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