Member of the academic staff of the Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Lorestan University
10.22103/jic.2025.23959.1357
Abstract
Castles are a type of architecture whose pattern and structure are affected by geographical conditions, climate and political-social conditions. Most of the research that has been conducted so far in the field of castles of the middle Islamic era of Iran is related to areas such as Khuzestan, Central Plateau, South Khorasan, and Alborz mountain range. Lorestan Lorestan province, have received less attention from researchers. Nowadays, in this province, much evidence of various castles has been obtained, which were also used in the Islamic Middle Ages. Many of these Castles have been well-preserved and are famous until now such as Falak Ol Aflak. Considering that no independent and targeted research has been done on this building, it is necessary to study them in an independent work. Therefore, the present research raises two questions: 1- In which important castles of the region have evidence of the Islamic Middle Ages been obtained? 2- These castles were generally managed by which social groups? The main purpose of the research is to investigate the comparative and relative history of medieval Islamic castles and to identify social groups that are somehow related to these castles in this era. The approach of the research is historical. The findings have been collected through library studies and fieldwork. The castles of this region can be divided into two governmental and non-governmental groups: Each group has differences in aspects such as positioning, size, and access path. The non-government castles were related to some social groups such as Ismailiyah.
Yousofvand, Y. , Sedighian, H. and Bahrami, M. (2025). The Study of the Prominent Medieval Islamic Castles of Lorestan Pprovince. Iranian Civilization Research, 6(2), 19-40. doi: 10.22103/jic.2025.23959.1357
MLA
Yousofvand, Y. , , Sedighian, H. , and Bahrami, M. . "The Study of the Prominent Medieval Islamic Castles of Lorestan Pprovince", Iranian Civilization Research, 6, 2, 2025, 19-40. doi: 10.22103/jic.2025.23959.1357
HARVARD
Yousofvand, Y., Sedighian, H., Bahrami, M. (2025). 'The Study of the Prominent Medieval Islamic Castles of Lorestan Pprovince', Iranian Civilization Research, 6(2), pp. 19-40. doi: 10.22103/jic.2025.23959.1357
CHICAGO
Y. Yousofvand , H. Sedighian and M. Bahrami, "The Study of the Prominent Medieval Islamic Castles of Lorestan Pprovince," Iranian Civilization Research, 6 2 (2025): 19-40, doi: 10.22103/jic.2025.23959.1357
VANCOUVER
Yousofvand, Y., Sedighian, H., Bahrami, M. The Study of the Prominent Medieval Islamic Castles of Lorestan Pprovince. Iranian Civilization Research, 2025; 6(2): 19-40. doi: 10.22103/jic.2025.23959.1357
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