Shahdiz Castle
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thumb|Mount Soffeh, Isfahan Dizkuh () or Shahdiz (), was a fortress near Isfahan, Iran, notably held by the Nizari Ismailis. It was captured and destroyed in Seljuk sultan Muhammad Tapar's anti-Nizari campaign. Its conspicuous, picturesque ruins lie about 8km south of Isfahan on a subpeak of Mount Soffeh.
Key facts
- Military installation.name
- Shahdiz
- Military installation.location
- Near Isfahan, Iran
- Military installation.image
- Shah dezh Citadel-Isfahan-ID14280- قلعه شاهدژ-کوه صفه-اصفهان.jpg
- Military installation.type
- Fortress
- Military installation.fate
- Demolished
- Military installation.condition
- In ruins
- Military installation.battles
- Siege of Shahdiz
- Military conflict.conflict
- Siege of Shahdiz
- Military conflict.partof
- Muhammad I's campaign in the Nizari–Seljuk wars
- Military conflict.date
- 1107
- Military conflict.place
- Shahdiz, near Isfahan
- Military conflict.territory
- Seljuqs capture Shahdiz and Khalanjan fortresses
- Military conflict.result
- Seljuq victory Nizari Ismailis lose their influence in Isfahan region
- Military conflict.combatant1
- Seljuq Empire
- Military conflict.combatant2
- Nizari Ismailis
- Military conflict.commander1
- Sultan Muhammad I Tapar
- Military conflict.commander2
- Da'i Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Attash
- Military conflict.strength1
- Large force
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cultural property
- Country
- Iran
- Located in
- Isfahan County
- Elevation
- 1889
- Material used
- stone
- Image
- Shah dezh Citadel-Isfahan-ID14280- قلعه شاهدژ-کوه صفه-اصفهان.jpg
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- heritage designation
- Iranian National Heritage
- directions
- شهر اصفهان، پارک کوهستانی صفه، قله کوه صفه
- located in/on physical feature
- Mount Soffeh
- different from
- Mount Qaleh Shahdezh
- Commons category
- Shahdiz Castle (Isfahan)
- date of official opening
- 1100-00-00
- commissioned by
- Malik-Shah I
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Siege of Shahdiz
- See also
- References
thumb|Mount Soffeh, Isfahan Dizkuh () or Shahdiz (), was a fortress near Isfahan, Iran, notably held by the Nizari Ismailis. It was captured and destroyed in Seljuk sultan Muhammad Tapar's anti-Nizari campaign. Its conspicuous, picturesque ruins lie about 8km south of Isfahan on a subpeak of Mount Soffeh.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shahdiz Castle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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