Trade in Safavid Iran
Trading in the Safavid era was carried out in the form of exchanging goods with goods and exchanging goods with cash (coins of Safavid or foreign silver).[1]
Major merchants had their own agents travelling to different areas. Some merchants were doing business in distant countries such as Sweden or China.[2] Merchants were highly valued for the government supporting them. Iran's domestic trade was in the hands of Iranian Muslim merchants.[3]
One of the main export products was silk. Armenian, English and Dutch merchants competed in exporting raw Iranian silk.[4] Other than silk and textiles, leather, camel and sheep wool, Chinese model dishes, gold and silver artifacts, rugs and precious stones were also exported. In return, they brought from the other side textiles, cups, mirrors and window glass, fancy metal items, luggage and writing paper.[5]
The goods for export to
India imported from Iran horses, tobacco, all kinds of dried fruit, jam, Pickles, Flower and Fruit Extract, Types of Crocheting and chinaware. In return goods imported from India included, silk textiles, cotton fabrics, metal goods. Indian merchants worked in most Iranian cities. Many of them were money changers and usurers. [7]
Actions by Shah Abbas the first
These measures led to the expansion of trade relations with foreign countries to the point where sometimes more than 300 ships in the
References
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- ^ Iran’s International Trade in the Safavid Era
- ^ Safavid Trade During the 17th Century: Iran's Transit Economy
- ^ Silk Textiles from Safavid Iran, 1501–1722
- ^ نوروزی، تمدن ایران در دورهٔ صفویه، ۳۴.رده:مقالههایی که تجمیع ارجاع در آنها ممنوع است
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- ^ AN Overview of the Economic Status of the Safavid Era on the Basis of Silver Coins, Case Study: Shah Abbas II and Sultan Hussein
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- ^ A Review of Commercial Transition in the PersianGulf during Safavid: Case Study of Bandar Abbasduring the Reign of Shah Abbas I
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