Social and Economical Conditions of Semnan at Early Qajar Period

The history of Iran during Qajar period has a precise importance among historians due to historical resources in various branches such as communal and classified history, and also voyage correspondence. With this aspect, a new vision to the local histories could be opened toward novel views in the area of Iran’s history.Semanan has been acknowledged as one of the ancient cities in the history of Iran. It seems that being located in the path of the most important trade ad pilgrimage routes, and its closeness to the Qajar’s capital city, could be considerably important in Semnan’s development.In spite of the development of many districts in Semnan, random information indicates that the population of Semnan in the mentioned period had been decelerated.This survey tries to comprehend the reasons of this event and evaluates the most effective issures on stabilizing or reducing of Semnan’s population in the early Qajar era.