The life story of Saru Taqi is very bitter and sorrowful. Saru Taqi was the son of a baker from Azerbaijan; yet he could reach the highest positions in the governmental system.
Based on evidence gathered, the name of Naqsh-e Jahan Square comes from a garden with the same name, which was in the vicinity of the current location of the square.
Isfahan was one of the first cities to outlaw the sales and usage of tobacco. The people of Isfahan also followed suit and resisted the foreign monopoly on the trade.