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Tabriz Silk Road Bazaar
Tabriz, capital of the Ilkhanate and a Silk Road hub of Western Asia, gathered Persian, Central Asian, Chinese, and Mediterranean goods;…
Timeline
- 1331–1335Tabriz · East Azerbaijan ProvinceIn the late reign of Abu Sa'id Khan, Tabriz as capital of the Ilkhanate drew silk, spices, porcelain, and horses to its bazaar; merchants arrived from Central Asia and China and transshipped onward to Anatolia and the Mediterranean coast.
- 1336–1340Tabriz · East Azerbaijan ProvinceAfter Abu Sa'id Khan's death the Ilkhanate fell into rival khans; though Tabriz's bazaar retained its regional hub status, long-distance Silk Road caravans diminished amid political instability, and the trade order and tribute-route system began to collapse.
Sources
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods — J. A. Boyle et al. (1968)
- The Travels of Ibn Battutah — Ibn Battuta (1994)