Nahavand Castle

Nahavand Castle
قلعه نهاوند (Persian)
Nahavand Castle and the Qajar era mansion of Emamqoli Mirza Emad-al-Dawla situated on top.
History
BuiltSasanian era
DemolishedQajar era

Nahāvand Castle (Persian: قلعه نهاوند) was an ancient castle from the Sasanian era that was located in what is now the city of Nahavand in Hamedan province, Iran. The fall of this castle in the Battle of Nahavand was a major turning point in the Islamic conquest of Persia.

Nonetheless, the castle survived up until the time of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. It was said that when digging a qanat, Naser al-Din Shah found a treasure. He then ordered the castle to be destroyed in order to find more treasures; however, no more were found.[1]

The castle in 1840, in the time of Mohammad Shah Qajar, in a painting by Eugène Flandin and Pascal Coste

References

  1. ↑ "Why Naser al-Din Shah destroyed the Nahavand Castle?". Garoo News Agency. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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