Investigating the role and position of Road Atbat in the religious and social developments of Kermanshahs in the Qajar era

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Ghobad Radeh ¹ , mohamadghorban kiyany ² , Seyed Mohammad Sheikh Ahmadi ³ , sajjad Dadfar ⁴

1 - PhD student in history of Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj branch
2 - Assistant Professor of History Department , Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University , Sanadaj, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj branch
4 - Assistant Professor at Razi University of Kermanshah

Received: 2023-01-01 Accepted : 2023-06-26 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: Kermanshah, Social Developments, Qajaria, Rah Atbat, religious developments,

Abstract :

With the rise of the Qajar dynasty and due to their religious tendencies, the shrines and pilgrimages gained a special place. The rulers of Kermanshah, following the policies of the central government in Tehran, devoted a part of their governance measures to the path of highness and pilgrims and related issues.This research aims to answer this question by using the historical research method which is based on description and analysis, what is the role and place of the Way of Atabat in the social and religious developments of Kermanshah? And how did it lead to important changes in the social and religioussituation of this city?The findings of the present research show that the actions of the Qajar kings and the rulers of Kermanshah to create security on the way to the tombs and also to create mosques and takayas and caravanserais for the well-being of pilgrims led to the expansion of pilgrims in this geography and considering that religious scholars, merchants and princes along with Ordinary people were important people among the pilgrims, the good interactions between them and the rulers and people of Kermanshah led to the permanent residence of some of them, and the formation of the clerical class and merchants took place from that time, and this caused social and religious changes in Kermanshah. It is possible to mention the strengthening of the discourse and religion of Shia in opposition to other religions and religious minorities, as well as the tendencies of constitutionalism in it.