Tabriz

Timeline

1. c. 1050–1220Tabriz · IranTabriz lay at the junction of the southern Caucasus foothills and the Iranian Plateau, gathering trade in silk, spices, furs, and metalware; its markets, inns, and customs stations made it the northwestern gateway linking Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Central Asia.
2. 1231–1240Tabriz · IranJebe and Subutai pursued Jalal al-Din's remnants through Azerbaijan; after Tabriz fell in 1231 it was incorporated into the Mongol tax system; although the war once disrupted trade routes, the extension of imperial postal relays quickly restored the city as a tax and transshipment center on the northwestern frontier.
3. c. 1250–1280Tabriz · IranAfter Mongol rule stabilized, Tabriz's trade routes fully recovered, with Armenian and Jewish merchants active there; after Hulegu founded the Ilkhanate the city's status rose further, laying the economic foundation for its later becoming the khanate capital.