It flourished from 1050 to 1722, particularly in the 16th century under the Safavid dynasty, when it became the capital of Persia for the second time in its history.
Mesta Zarrinshahr, Fooladshahr in Najafabad, Se-deh , Shahin-shahr, Mobarakeh, Falavarjan in Charmahin sodijo pod metropolitansko regijo Isfahan.