Investigation of the history of Gricheh neighborhood and Mohammad Saleh Beyg collection and analysis of its cultural function in Kashan region

Gricheh is one of the old neighborhoods of Kashan, which with its passage of time and the destruction of many of its buildings, still has a high historical and cultural value. Mohammad Saleh Beyg historical and cultural complex (including: mosque, school, library, water storage, passage) related to the pre-Safavid period, is one of the important and unfortunately ruined buildings that were established before the establishment of Soltani and Aghabzorg schools and still active scientific bases and It is cultural. Unfortunately, in the Pahlavi period, with the construction of Fazel Naraghi Street, it was destroyed and turned into other cultural monuments. Here, while introducing this neighborhood, the historical and cultural features of Mohammad Saleh Beyg School have been analyzed with reference to historical sources and field research. His professors and trustees were among the great scholars of Kashan, and on his departure to Kashan, Sheikh Azam Ansari studied for a while at the same school with Mullah Ahmad Naraghi. The main subject of this research is to express the historical value of this neighborhood and its complex and to explain its role in the scientific, cultural and economic development of Kashan. By descriptive-analytical method and citing field research, historical evidence, the authors have depicted not only a part of the rich history of Kashan culture in the past centuries; Rather, they have shown the redoubled efforts of the people of Kashan in building schools and mosques to promote Alawite culture and common teachings in every age.