Gardeneh Castle in Artat, a medieval Islamic Castle in Asaran

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of archaeology, Faculty of Letters and Humanities , University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
This article studies the Gardeneh Castle on the outskirts of Artat village, Chashm rural district, Shahmirzad district, Mehdi Shahr (former Sangesar) county, Semnan province. This castle is one of the castles in the Chashm Plain, dating back to the Islamic Middle Ages. Based on historical sources, it has been determined that this castle was likely the government center of the Asaran Rostaq district during the rule of the local Qarinvand) Karenvand (dynasty, which was subordinate to the Bavandids dynasty of Tabaristan. Therefore, according to pottery findings and architectural evidence, the age of this castle can be attributed to the Seljuk Empire until post- Ilkhanate periods (the 11th to 14th centuries AD), that In the late 14th century or shortly thereafter, during the rule of the Emadi Sadat (Mortazavi dynasty - Sadat-e Hezar Jarib) the castle was destroyed due to the displacement of the local population and the extinction of the Qarinvand dynasty.
Key words: Asaran Rostaq, Chashm, Bavandids dynasty, Qarinvand dynasty, Emadi Sadat.

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  • Receive Date 21 January 2026
  • Revise Date 19 June 2026
  • Accept Date 01 April 2026