Payam-e- Noor University Research Journal of Iran Local Histories 2345-2390 3 6 2015 09 23 Reflections on Economic – Social Grounds of Islamic Conquest of Isfahan Reflections on Economic – Social Grounds of Islamic Conquest of Isfahan 66 83 1908 FA . . . . Journal Article 2015 10 07 Isfahan in the center of the plateau of Iran has got a suitable climate and considerable economic and strategic conditions. These conditions also affect the collective life of the inhabitants of the city in its historical evolution. Isfahan in the late Sassanid era was a major business, agricultural and military center, and its importance was so much that Yazdgerd III fleeing the Arabs arrived in Isfahan, but the situations did not meet his expectations. Arabs after opening the outer borders of Iran chose Isfahan as their first target in the Central Plateau of Iran and occupied this important town peacefully. While Muslims in their conquests in Iran were faced with people's resistance and were forced to recapturing cities; Isfahan was conquered easier and there were no public resistance and reactions aftermath. In this regard, the paper explains the privileged position of Isfahan and its importance in the late Sassanid and early Islamic period also it describes the conquest of Isfahan in comparison to other major cities in Iran by Arabs. The findings obtained and interpreted by studying historical sources and by library method show that the conquest of the city with a good location and at the center of the Sassanid privileged classes, has been influenced by several factors, in the meantime informed and pragmatic attitude in dealing peacefully with urban populations have contributed winners. Isfahan in the center of the plateau of Iran has got a suitable climate and considerable economic and strategic conditions. These conditions also affect the collective life of the inhabitants of the city in its historical evolution. Isfahan in the late Sassanid era was a major business, agricultural and military center, and its importance was so much that Yazdgerd III fleeing the Arabs arrived in Isfahan, but the situations did not meet his expectations. Arabs after opening the outer borders of Iran chose Isfahan as their first target in the Central Plateau of Iran and occupied this important town peacefully. While Muslims in their conquests in Iran were faced with people's resistance and were forced to recapturing cities; Isfahan was conquered easier and there were no public resistance and reactions aftermath. In this regard, the paper explains the privileged position of Isfahan and its importance in the late Sassanid and early Islamic period also it describes the conquest of Isfahan in comparison to other major cities in Iran by Arabs. The findings obtained and interpreted by studying historical sources and by library method show that the conquest of the city with a good location and at the center of the Sassanid privileged classes, has been influenced by several factors, in the meantime informed and pragmatic attitude in dealing peacefully with urban populations have contributed winners. https://localhistories.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_1908_9cb936b117973c61152d42681b9acf85.pdf