Archeologists believe that Kashan was once home to a civilisation of the pre-historic times, associated with the Elamite people ( 1100 – 770 BC). It is even said that the three wise men who came to visit the baby Jesus upon his birth in Bethlehem made their journey from the city of Kashan. Some places of note within Kashan include the Agha Bozorg Madrasa and Mosque and the Tabatabaeis House.