Administrative, Cultural and Economic Structure of Borkhar County from Sassanid to Ghajarid

Although Borkhar county includes the plain and mountainous regions of northern part of Isfahan, the rich historical-cultural background, the strategic importance of their ancient highways, the plurality of settlements, their influential roles in the economic and social aspects of the region , Political and cultural affairs of the Isfahan, considering the Central Plateau of Iran, they are less attended by the historical researchers, moreover; there is not much information about its various historical aspects; hence, in the present research, Historically, in the form of library studies and field observations, it is attempting to identify the background of the region in the pre and Islam era, their administrative structure, historical evolution and socio-economic situation of the region during the Sassanid and Qajar periods. Based on the results of this study, it was revealed that Borkhar was one of the major religious and cultural centers of the Isfahan in the Sassanid period. The importance of this area during the Islamic era was due to their important highways, locations, cultivated lands, and also their influential roles affecting a number of historical events, particularly in 3rd and 4th AH as well as Seljuq and Safavid dynasty and its residential areas developed remarkabl.