Explaining how to establish security and security in the silk trade during the Shah Abbas I era (With an emphasis on the convergence and divergence of external relations)

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

mohammad azagh ¹

1 - دانشجوی دکتری

Received: 2019-07-19 Accepted : 2020-01-09 Published : 2020-02-20

Keywords: foreign relations, Shah Abbas I, Silk, Business Security,

Abstract :

Business security has always played a significant role in the economy of the state. Silk trade in history was one of the key indicators in Iranian trade. The Safavid period of the sixteenth century coincided with the Renaissance in Europe and the simultaneous attention of the European countries to Iran, especially in the field of trade. Shah Abbas I Safavid (1006-1038 AH) found that the key to the happiness and abundance of Iranian economy lies in silk, thus, with such actions as the defeat of Uzbeks and Ottomans and the acquisition of silk states of Iran and the rule of security on the border states, as well The introduction of Armenians, which, due to Christianity, could be more easily communicated with the Europeans, would make Iran's business more fresh. He also created a climate of peace with the establishment of security and safety in roads and inn and expansion of communications. In addition, Shah Abbas with other European countries, including Britain, Portugal and Spain, ... established massive commercial and political ties, and through dispatching ambassadors, he provided export silk to European countries.