Location of Bozanjerd Monastery in Hamedan Plain based on Historical Documents and Archaeological Evidence

With the conversion of the Mongol Ilkhans to Islam and the support and leadership of the great Iranians, the construction of religious complexes received special attention and large and prestigious complexes were established, especially in cities such as Tabriz, Maragheh, Soltanieh and Hamedan. One of the significant and great collections of the patriarchal period is the Bozanjerd monastery, which was built by Ghazan Khan, the patriarchal king, in the plain of Hamedan. This important complex has disappeared over time and the exact reasons for its construction as well as the quantity and quality of its construction are not available. The main purpose of this article is to identify the status of this religious complex through the study of archaeological data obtained from modern studies and historical documents. The questions of this research are: According to historical documents and archeological evidence, where can Bozanjerd Monastery be located? And the influence of which areas in terms of construction style and design can be seen in the pottery and tiling works of Buzanjard area? The present study is a historical and descriptive-analytical research in which information has been collected in the form of documents and field matching of the findings of this field with other regions. According to the results, this complex is located about 60 km east of Hamedan and next to the communication route from Hamedan to Saveh and the south of the current village of Buzineh-e-Jard. Has given this collection. Comparable cases with the findings of this area based on shape, texture and technical details in neighboring cultural centers such as Markazi province (Aweh, Zolf Abad), Rey, Kermanshah (Kangavar and Bistoon), Zanjan (Aq Kand, Soltanieh) and northwest of Iran (Takht-e Soleiman and Urmia), which were more closely related to the Hamedan plain, have been identified and studied.