Historical Background of Āstān Quds Razavi in the Afshariah Period

From the Safavid era, the privileged religious-civil status of Astan Quds Razavi was followed by its influential political performance. With the collapse of the Safavid rule, the rulers of the provinces such as Khorasan were weakened and removed, and the preparations for the autonomy of the city elders including the trustee of Sarkar Feyz Asar were made. the present research, thus aimed to respond to this question: What was the position of Astan Quds Razavi in the Afshari period? To answer this question this study was performed that in the Afsharid period, chaos and widespread social insecurity Provided on the one hand caused the confiscation of the property of Sarkar Feyz Asar by the claimants of the monarchy and on the other hand caused the help of different classes of society even rulers in the form of pilgrimage, residence, burial and civil works. The present study used the method of historical research and the method of collecting library data from historical sources after describing and classifying the various aspects of the Astan Quds Razavi status to analyze and interprets these features and its various socio-political effects.