Mostafā Qoli Khān, Farrāshbāshi of Zell-e Soltān in the mirror of documents and manuscripts

Introducing Mostafā Qoli Khān Farrāshbāshi as one of the officials of Dār al-Saltaneh of Isfahan and introducing and analyzing the content of some documents and manuscripts related to him.The present study was conducted through historical analysis with a descriptive-analytical approach based on manuscript sources, archived documents, journals, and library sources.This article tries to answer the question: Who was Mostafā Qoli Khān Farrāshbāshi? What was his social status in Dār al-Saltaneh of Isfahan, and how are the documents and manuscripts about him? Mostafā Qoli Khān was from the Noor family of Mazandaran. He played a significant role in implementing the construction projects of Zell-e Soltān. Most of the documents obtained from the political life of Mostafā Qoli Khān are financial documents and booklets. Mostafā Qoli Khān Farrāshbāshi has served in Zell-e Soltān's court for more than two decades. He was responsible for establishing order and security in Isfahan and other provinces under the rule of Zell-e Soltān. Also, he was the executive contractor and manager of construction projects in Isfahan. In his performance record, he has the construction of the Nāseri Garrison and the renovation and restoration of the Fathiyeh Garrison, Chāhār Howz, and Mashakh Square in Naqsh-e Jahān Square, along with the repair and restoration of Chehel Sotun palace, RakibKhāneh, Kaj Mansion, Haft Dast palace, Mokhles Caravanserai, Chāhār Howz Caravanserai, Takiyeh Dowlat, Imāmzādeh Ahmad, as well as gravel pavement of Chāhār Baqh Street. Also, he repairs on Sio Seh Pol, Khāju, and Mārnān bridges. Like some of the officials of the Isfahan court, he was the deputy governor of the provinces of Khānsār, Kamareh, Abarquh, Semirom, Najafābād, Dehāqān, Barzrud, Mobārakeh of Lenjān, KermānShāhān, and Iraq. Also, he served as steward and tax officer of Julāheh and Barzrud villages, some of which documents and manuscripts have survived. The most critical manuscript obtained from Mostafā Qoli Khān is the manuscript of Ketābcheh Makhārej-e Bannāii Sarbāzkhāneh va Sāyer-e ʽemārāt, which was prepared in 1885-1886 AD. According to this version, Mostafā Qoli Khān has done dozens of civil works in Isfahan, along with the construction of the magnificent building of Naseri Barracks.