fah an ▁and ▁M ows el ▁that ▁R ash id ▁F az l - Al lah ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁or ▁religious ▁places . ▁This ▁book ▁mentions ▁many ▁q an ats ▁running ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁and ▁ir rig ating ▁a ▁considerable ▁area ▁of ▁far ml and . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁another ▁book , ▁entitled ▁J ame ’ ▁al - K he y rat , ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Se yy ed ▁R ok n ▁al - D in ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁subject ▁as ▁R ash id ' s ▁book . ▁In ▁this ▁book , ▁Se yy ed ▁R ok n ▁al - D in ▁names ▁the ▁properties ▁he ▁don ated ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Y az d . ▁These ▁de eds ▁of ▁end ow ment ▁indicate ▁that ▁much ▁attention ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁q an ats ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Il k han ids , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁att rib utable ▁to ▁their ▁Pers ian ▁minister s , ▁who ▁influenced ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Saf avid ▁era ▁( 1 5 th ▁and ▁ 1 6 th ▁centuries ), ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁water ▁intens ified ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁many ▁water ▁res er voir s ▁and ▁q an ats . ▁Jean ▁Ch ardin ▁ ▁the ▁French ▁expl orer ▁who ▁made ▁two ▁long ▁jour ne ys ▁to ▁Iran ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁reports ▁that : ▁“ the ▁Iran ians ▁rip ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁water , ▁and ▁when ▁they ▁find ▁any , ▁by