Persian Carpet Export Trade

Timeline

1. c. 1533Kashan · Isfahan ProvinceIn the early 1530s, workshops in Kashan and Tabriz produced large silk-and-wool carpets for the court and nobility, using asymmetric knots and plant dyes; some products were sold overland to the Ottoman eastern provinces and India, and although trade volume had not yet reached the 17th-century peak, stable export channels were already in place.
2. c. 1539Aleppo · AleppoIn the late 1530s, Persian carpets entered European markets such as Venice via Ottoman-controlled Aleppo and Mediterranean ports, where they were called Persian or Turkish carpets; this trade route continued to expand throughout the 16th century, fostering interaction between Iranian carpet patterns and European decorative arts.