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In 1996 the city had a population of some 290,000 people. It is a center of textile trade, including cotton, silk and velvet, in addition to leather. It is on the railroad line and the highway between Tehran and Tabriz. The Islamic Azad University of Qazvin and the Qazvin University of Medical Sciences are located here.
The city was founded by Shapur II of Persia in the 4th century3rd century 4th century 5th century other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. Events Definitive declaration of biblical canon: Council of Carthage Demotic is replaced by Gr under the name Shad Shahpur. Hasan-i Sabbah established the headquarters of the HashshashinThe Hashshashin (also Hashishim , or Assassins were a religious group (some would say, a cult) of Ismaili Muslims (from the Nizari sub-sect) with a militant basis, thought to be active in the 8th to 14th (?) centuries as a group of brigands on the medieva at the nearby fortress of AlamutAlamut was once a mountain fortress in the arid hills south of the Caspian Sea, near Quazin, about 100 km from present-day Tehran in Iran. Only ruins remain of this fortress today. In 1090 the fortress was invaded and occupied by the powerful Hashshashin about 1090Events Granada captured by Yusuf Ibn Tashfin, King of the Almoravides Beginnings of troubadours in Provence Bejaia becomes the capital of the Hammadid dynasty in Algeria Births William of Malmsbury Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Famianus Eliezer ben Nat.
Genghis KhanGenghis Khan ( Mongolian: Jenghis Khan Jinghis Khan Chinghiz Khan Jinghiz Khan Chinggis Khan Changaiz Khan original name Temujin Temuchin Mongolian: (c. 1155/ 1162/ 1167 August 18, 1227) was a great Khan of Mongol Empire and a military leader. Following t destroyed the city in the 13th century12th century 13th century 14th century other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. Events Fourth through eighth crusades of western European kingdoms against Islam Fall of.Qazvin was the capital of PersiaPersia is the historical name for the state of Iran. The name was used in the West due to the ancient Greek name for Iran, Persis''. Persia is used to describe the nation of Iran, its people, or its ancient empire. The name Persia comes from a province in for much of the 16th century.
In 1921 Reza Shah Pahlavi launched his coup that brought him to the monarchy of Iran from Qazvin.
The old town contains many interesting historic buildings.