A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF SAHIBABAD SQUARE IN TABRIZ UPON THE FORMATION OF NAGHSH-E-JAHAN SQUARE IN ISFAHAN

The history of square existence in the formation of Persian’s cities returns to the period before Islam. This element loses its special position for about three centuries after the Mongols; it was revived at the time of reigning of AK Koyunlu. One of the first patterns is Sahibabad Square in Tabriz. The square is formed in the circumstances that it was affected by the world events due to the Fall of Constantinople by Muslims and the horror of European western reigns from the daily-increasing power of Ottomans; furthermore, it was also affected by the fact that the western governments were encouraging Uzun Hassan to fight with Ottomans and pay attention to military affairs by dispatching envoys and representatives. This experience with a new shape in Qazvin and Shāh-Abbās to apply it in a developed way in Isfahan. The aim of this research represents the reasons for the early formation of Sahibabad Square in Tabriz by using historical sources like books, Safarnāme and historical images as well as the field studies on the remained elements from the squares of Sahibabad in Tabriz, Shah Square in Qazvin and Naghsh-e-Jahan Square in Isfahan and adapting them with each other and to analyze its effects on the formation of the next squares.