The comparative study of Chaharbagh school of Esfahan tile inscriptions and the beliefs in Safavid era

Esfahan’s Chaharbagh Madrasa (school) is one of the majestic constructions in the late Safavid era 1747-1739 (A.D). The construction is located in the eastern part of Chaharbagh boulvard in Shah Soltan Hossein Safavid era. The school with its Bazzar-booths and caravanserai made a huge complex in addition to being an education, religion and science training center. This structure was artistically very valuable one. The Shiite religion and Gnostics mentality, spiritual thoughts of the era had a direct influence on domestic art. Tile inscriptions in Chaharbagh School could be the best example for it. The attempt is made here to study the tile inscriptions of Chaharbagh School and the beliefs of Safavid era based on comparative-historical approach and field study. The Hypothesis here is that there exists a direct correlation between tile inscriptions of Esfahan’s Chaharbagh School and the beliefs of Safavid era. According to the kind of tile inscriptions and their location, the inscriptions vary. The tile inscriptions contents represented Iranian national symbols and Shiite religion beliefs which had affected all classes of people in the society, such as researchers, politicians, Sophie and even the public.