Persian Carpet Weaving

Timeline

1. 1000–1300Inland Persian cities · PersiaIn the Islamic era, Persian regions developed a knotted-pile (Persian knot) carpet tradition using wool, silk, and cotton weft, with plant and mineral dyes giving carpets lasting color, and patterns blending geometric and calligraphic elements.
2. 1400–1490Herat–Tabriz–Isfahan · Timurid EmpirePatronage by the Timurid imperial court made fine woven carpets diplomatic tributes and palace furnishings; workshops in Herat and elsewhere absorbed miniature painting motifs, and carpets were transported by Silk Road caravans to the Ottomans, India, and Europe.
3. 1491–1500Tabriz carpet workshops · AzerbaijanIn the late 15th century, workshops in northwestern Persia and around Tabriz continued producing fine hunting-pattern and central-medallion carpets, supplying the Ottoman court and Central Asian markets, laying technical and pattern foundations for later Safavid court carpet weaving.