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Shrine
As "Haroun ol Rashid" died in 773, in "Honaiv
ebn Qohtabe"s Villa", located in "Sanabad"
(previous name of "Meshed"), his body was buried
in a garden attached to the villa and a tomb (building)
was built upon his grave. Ten years later, in 783,
"Ali ebn Mousa Reza" was buried in the West
corner of Haroun's Tomb. This place was a Zoroastrian Fire
Temple, before.
There was some changes until 1387 in the tomb, but the
most renovations took place in Timurid era. Shahrokh
Timurid (1387-1430), encouraged by his Iranian wife,
Goharshad, succeeded in realizing many projects, including
the foundation of "Darolhefaz" and "Darosiadeh"
Halls and the construction of "Goharshad Mosque"
in 1401 AD, adjacent to Shrine.
Part of Old Court, Sahn Atiq, was constructed with the
assistance of Sultan Hussein Bayqora's Minister, "Amir
Ali Shir Navai".
Many installations were added to Shrine Complex in Safavid
era, as:
Gold plating of the dome during the reign of Shah Tahmasb
I (1510-1564 AD)
Further gold plating of dome, on the order of Shah Abbas I
Further gold plating of dome, between 1590-1596 AD
Shah Abbas (1632-1657) II repaired and tiled Sahn Atiq
Shah Solomon (1657-1683) repaired the dome, damaged in
1664 earthquake, in 1666, and founded several religious
schools.
Nader Shah Afshar (1728-1740) renovated Gold Minaret,
constructed Old Court's second minaret and decorated Amir
Ali Shir Navai's Terrace with gold.
In Qajar era, construction of "New Sahn" began
during the reign of "Fath Ali Shah" and ended
during the reign of "Nasereddin Shah" and its
terrace decorated with gold.
In Islamic Republic it has became a huge complex.
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