Soltan Bakht Agha Mausoleum

Soltan Bakht Agha (Persian: سلطان بخت آقا) was the niece of the last Injuid ruler, Abu Ishaq Inju.{{Cite web |last=سایت |first=مدیریت |date=2019-01-04 |title=آرامگاه سلطان بخت آقا |url=https://www.injaisfahan.ir/news/227/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=اینجا اصفهان |language=fa-ir}}{{Cite web |title=آرامگاه سلطان بخت آقا کجاست - شهرستان اصفهان، استان اصفهان - توریستگاه |url=http://www.touristgah.com/Iran/City/Sightseeing/8922/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%A2%D9%82%D8%A7 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Touristgah}} After Abu Ishaq Inju was executed by the Muzaffarid ruler, Mubariz al-Din Muhammad, in the year 1357, Soltan Bakht Agha decided to marry his son, Shah Mahmud Mozaffari so that she could cause disruptions and dissent amongst the Muzaffarid princes, as retribution for the execution of her beloved uncle. She was assisted in her task by Shah Shoja Mozaffari, the brother of Shah Mahmud. Eventually, Shah Mahmud found out about her plot, and she was executed by him as well in the same year.

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The mausoleum was constructed in 1375 by Shah Shoja Mozaffari, who conquered Isfahan after the imprisonment of Mubariz al-Din Muhammad.{{Cite web |title=دومناره و آرامگاه سلطان بخت آقا |url=https://tripyar.com/iran/%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86/%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE%DB%8C/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE%DB%8C/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%A2%D9%82%D8%A7.html |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=سایت گردشگری ایران |language=fa}} He ordered a mausoleum to be built as a way to honour her bravery. It is also suggested that it was built on an earlier structure dating back to Shah Mahmud's rule. There was also a madrasah present at some point of time, but that is all gone in the modern age.

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The building is made out of brick. The dome over the mausoleum is decorated with turquoise and azure tiles. The rest of the mausoleum is coated with a layer of plaster. All the decorations on the walls have faded off after many years.

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This pair of minarets are made of bricks and they flank the iwan leading to the mausoleum. Each minaret is 15 metres tall, and decorated with several of the 99 names of Allah in the Kufic way.

File:Dardasht minarets2.jpg|A noticeboard outside the building, mistakenly ascribing the origin to be during the Ilkhanid period (which had already dissolved by the time the mausoleum had been constructed)

File:Iwan of Dardasht Minarets.jpg|Some detailing underneath the main iwan

File:دو مناردردشت 03.jpg|The mausoleum viewed from Jafarian street, Ebn-e Sina district

File:3 Mobile graphy hamed jooyafar 2021.jpg|The mausoleum at night

• List of historical structures in Isfahan for a more comprehensive list on the historical sites in Isfahan, Iran
• List of mausoleums in Iran for a complete list of mausoleums in Iran

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Category:Mausoleums in Isfahan

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