Shah Husayn Caravanserai (Chahar Bagh, Isfahan)

The caravanserai discussed in the provided sources is the inn-and-shops component of a larger late-Safavid urban complex on Chahar Bagh Avenue in Isfahan, patronized by Shah Husayn I (Shah Husain) and linked administratively to a madrasa and mosque. Construction of the broader complex began in 1704 and continued through the late eighteenth century; scholars describe it as often considered the last great monumental building project of Safavid Iran on the Chahar Bagh axis. The caravanserai and bazaar formed a waqf whose cash revenues cross-subsidized the mosque and college, and sources report the creation of a dedicated ministerial post (Vizier-i Halal) to oversee this form of waqf.