The name Mazlaghan comes from the word Mazdakian which were Persian Zoroastrians of the Sassanid Empire. During the fall of the Sassanid empire (651 AD), many Zoroastrians took refuge in Mazlaghan from the Persecution of the Arab invasion. The underground city and tunnels still remain today which run for miles across the Nobaran District. Mazlaghan rugs have three distinctive patterns. An open field, a semi-open field, and a rare and highly prized all-over motif. The open field patterns are somewhat similar to Shahsavan weavings from the Tafresh district which are often times mistaken for Mazlaghan rugs. The last rug produced in the village of Mazlaghan was in 1990 according to the Governship of Nobaran.