Study of Sasanian Architectural Elements in the Mausoleum of Amir Ismail Samanid and their Connection with the Revival of Iranian Identity during ۳rd – ۵th Centuries A.H.

With the formation of local and national governments during the ۳rd-۵th centuries A.H. [۹th - ۱۱th A.D.], the circumstances were prepared for adaption and recreating cultural and artistic traditions of Sassanid period. In this regard, Samanid governors played a key role. Amir Ismail Samanid came up with a style which became a pattern for numerous mausoleums and on the other hand connected the architectural elements and designs of Sassanids with the Islamic era. The Mausoleum of Amir Ismail Samanid itself shows how the Sassanid architectural elements appear in a new format. Both the design and construction of this building appears to have been carried out objectively, and Amir Samanid had somehow intended to follow the Sassanid dynasty. Studying the architectural elements and features of the Ismail Samanids Mausoleum as well as adaptions from the Sassanid architecture, and also its historical and cultural contexts (the revival of Iranian identity and returning to the traditions of Sassanian, during the ۳rd – ۵th centuries A.H.) are the main objectives of the present paper.

کلیدواژه ها:

Continuity of Sassanid Architecture ، Ismail Samanid Mausoleum ، Revival ، Architectural design ، Decoration ، واژگان کلیدی: تداوم معماری ساسانی ، آرامگاه امیر اسماعیل سامانی ، احیا هویت ایرانی ، تزیینات معماری