This study tried to explain reason underlying emergence and durability of Mashhad street stream (Upper and Lower Street streams) using its physical characteristics from the beginning of its construction to the end of Qajar period. This stream was constructed just after building the first street by Shah Abbas in Safavid period. The stream then was extended to the fertile lands outside the city. This historical descriptive research used historical documents and written sources. The results showed that the construction of a stream from Cheshmeh Gilas to Mashhad had been the unique choice of rulers for supplying drinking and agriculture water of the city since the end of the 9th century. Over the reign of Shah Abbas, the new river was combined with the new unique street of the city, and a comprehensive endowment deed was designed to prepare the mechanism for its continuous maintenance. Although later, the clarity and physical splendor of the river decreased due to the violation of the terms of the endowment, the street that protected the stream in the worse conditions, provided the ground for its revival when the things became stable.
Tavasoli Rajaea,M. S. (2023). A Stream in the Middle of Street; the Emergence and Stability of Mashhad Street Stream through Physical Changes until the End of Qajar Era. Journal of Documentary and Archival Studies, 1(2), 60-83. doi: 10.30481/psa.2023.387222.1020
MLA
Tavasoli Rajaea,M. S. . "A Stream in the Middle of Street; the Emergence and Stability of Mashhad Street Stream through Physical Changes until the End of Qajar Era", Journal of Documentary and Archival Studies, 1, 2, 2023, 60-83. doi: 10.30481/psa.2023.387222.1020
HARVARD
Tavasoli Rajaea M. S. (2023). 'A Stream in the Middle of Street; the Emergence and Stability of Mashhad Street Stream through Physical Changes until the End of Qajar Era', Journal of Documentary and Archival Studies, 1(2), pp. 60-83. doi: 10.30481/psa.2023.387222.1020
CHICAGO
M. S. Tavasoli Rajaea, "A Stream in the Middle of Street; the Emergence and Stability of Mashhad Street Stream through Physical Changes until the End of Qajar Era," Journal of Documentary and Archival Studies, 1 2 (2023): 60-83, doi: 10.30481/psa.2023.387222.1020
VANCOUVER
Tavasoli Rajaea M. S. A Stream in the Middle of Street; the Emergence and Stability of Mashhad Street Stream through Physical Changes until the End of Qajar Era. J. Doc. Arch. Stud., 2023; 1(2): 60-83. doi: 10.30481/psa.2023.387222.1020
