Shahrood's economic and social structure in the first half of Qajar era

Undoubtedly, attention to social history and local history has an effective role in identifying the physical space of each city. In the meantime, despite the numerous sources in the Qajar era, historians have paid less attention to the livelihood and culture of the social classes. This article aims to study the causes and factors of economic prosperity of Shahrood and its impact on the social situation of this city in the first half of Qajar era from the perspective of social and local history studies. The result of the research is the result of collecting information and extracting research data using a descriptive-analytical method and using historical arguments and Indicates that Shahrud had a special economic and commercial prosperity due to its location on the pilgrimage route on the one hand, and on the other hand due to the arrival of Russian goods to this city as the warehouse of the eastern part of Iran, The city's body changes. Therefore, this research seeks to identify and study the causes and factors affecting the economic and social development of Shahrood during the early Qajar period