Joshekan

Joshekan was a small province of Qajar dynasty Persia covering about 1,000 sq mi (2,600 km2).[1]

Under the Safavid dynasty, the region was called Meimeh, and the tax collector resided in the large village of Joshekan-Kali.[2] Under the Qajar dynasty, the province of Joshekan was created as a fiefdom for Bahram Mirza Moezz-od-Dowleh Qajar. Upon his death in 1882 it passed to his son Ism'ail Mirza Moezz-od-Dowleh.[3] It was later incorporated into Isfahan Province of modern Iran.

Joshekan took its name from the village of Joshekan-Kali, once known for its wool production and carpet-making. The word kali from its name means carpet.[4] Later, the governor's residence was moved to Meimeh, a smaller city situated at an elevation of 6670 ft.[4] Meimeh is located about 63 mi (101 km) north-west of Isfahan, and roughly equidistant from Gulpaigan and Natanz.[5]

References
  1. Houtum-Schindler, Albert (1897). Eastern Persian Irak. J. Murray. pp. 105–106.
  2. Houtum-Schindler 1897, p. 106.
  3. Houtum-Schindler 1897, pp. 106–107.
  4. Houtum-Schindler 1897, p. 107.
  5. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joshekan" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joshekan". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 517.


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