An Overview of Charitable Measures in Qazvin, Qajar Era

As a commercial, political, and social crossroad in Iran, under Qajar’s region, in the author’s eyes, Qazvin could be chosen as an axis of charitable actions. In the article, due to the cities’ significance, I have studied political and social circumstances, including the outbreak of famine and epidemics, and the measures, took to encounter such calamities. Accordingly, the article depicts the post World War 1 situation, and describes about benevolent acts, e.g. in Amini Charity.