Founding and early development of the Isfahan Nizamiyya madrasa

Name: Founding and early development of the Isfahan Nizamiyya madrasa
Start: 1067
End: 1080

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1067–1080

Nizam al-Mulk founded the first Nizamiyya religious college in Isfahan in 1067, pioneering the model of empire-funded Sunni higher education;…

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1067Isfahan · IranNizam al-Mulk, then governor of Khurasan, built the first Nizamiyya madrasa in Isfahan, maintained by state funding, teaching Shafi'i jurisprudence, theology, literature, and philosophy, marking the beginning of the empire-funded religious college system.
1072–1080Isfahan · IranAfter Malik-Shah's accession, Nizam al-Mulk became vizier, and the Isfahan Nizamiyya madrasa received greater resources, attracting students from various regions, becoming a major Sunni academic center and providing a model for replicating the system across the empire.

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