The ‘Aṣṣār-ḵāne (name of a place abounding in oil- pressers) of the Ᾱstān Quds Rażavī in the Ṣafavīd Period ( 906- 1148/ 1501- 1736)

The systematic and consistent administrative organization of the Ᾱ􀇊 stān Quds Rażavī􀇉 during the Ṣafavī􀇉d period is a symbol of the administrative system of that period in Iran. The ‘aṣṣār-ḵāne was considered as one of the boyūtāt( the departments), as a subset of the Ᾱ􀇊 stān Quds Rażavī􀇉 administrative system, which its task was making oil from vegetable seeds to provide the light of the Imām Reżā holy shrine and other holy places.

This article aims to introduce ‘aṣṣār-ḵāne, its functions and duties in the shrine.

Research Methodology and Approach: This article was written descriptively-analytically using a library research methodology with a documentary approach. 

The results:

 The results of this article, which cover only the Ṣafavīd period , include the job description , founding, introducing the donators , the functions and usage , recognition of the documents related to this department in the Ᾱstān Quds.