Safavid Research Paper

The brave time travelers Adolpho Amador and Claire Cindrellon, traveled back in time to the Safavid Empire which is located in modern day Iran. They were carefully chosen and trained, they both speak fluent Turkish and Persian,which were the two main languages of the empire. Their destination and time period were heavily researched to avoid any complications such as battles. It was decided they were to travel back to Isfahan in 1639. They would be in the capital city in a time of peace between the Safavids and the Ottomans. The ruler or “Shah” at the time was Shah Safi I. While they were in Safavid Persia they only called each other their fake persian names to avoid people’s suspicions. They referred to each other as Pari(Claire) and Alborz(Adolpho).

They walked through the city, marveling at the different things they saw, until they reached the center of the city. The center of the city is a vast space called the Maidan-i-Shah, meaning royal parade. It was used for lots of parades and festivals. The trademark of persian architecture are their domes, and there were two magnificent examples of this, the masjid-i-Shah, or the royal mosque, and the mosque of Sheikh Lutfullah, which was Shah Abbas’ private temple which only he and his family could use for worship. Our two time travelers were awestruck by the massive examples of persian architecture in front of them. They were just standing for a few minutes looking at the buildings that were just part of daily life for everyone else, but to them were something that tourists stand in line to see. They also went and visited Kakh-e Ali Qapu, which is the great six story palace made to be the private residence of Shah Abbas I and his family members, and serves today as a gateway to other palaces, but the other palaces do not yet