Coinage, Taxation, and Fiscal Reform in the Safavid State (late 16th–early 17th century)

1. Two‑shahi “mohammadi” coin introduced

   Jan 1, 1578Labels: Two shahi, Shah Mohammad

   • Iranica
   • Numista

2. ʿAbbas I begins reign amid fiscal strain

   Oct 1, 1587Labels: Shah Abbas

   • Britannica

3. Capital moved from Qazvin to Isfahan

   Jan 1, 1598Labels: Isfahan, Shah Abbas

   • Britannica
   • Met

4. Crown‑revenue administration expanded (mostawfi‑e ḵāṣṣa)

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Mostawfi e, Crown revenue

   • Iranica

5. State supervision of silk production in Caspian provinces

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Silk production, Caspian provinces

   • Met

6. Mass deportation from Julfa during Ottoman war

   Oct 21, 1604Labels: Julfa Armenians, Mass deportation

   • Iranica

7. New Julfa settlement established near Isfahan

   Jun 1, 1605Labels: New Julfa, Armenian merchants

   • Iranica
   • Britannica

8. Accounting revision and heavier coin standards pursued

   Jan 1, 1615Labels: Accounting revision, Coin standards

   • Iranica

9. Silk export monopoly established by ʿAbbas I

   Jan 1, 1617Labels: Silk monopoly, Shah Abbas

   • Iranica

10. Land grant to New Julfa Armenians strengthens merchant privileges

    Jan 1, 1619Labels: New Julfa, Land grant

    • Iranica

11. ʿAbbāsī coin name applied to principal gold and silver issues

    Jan 1, 1620Labels: Abb s, Monetary issue

    • Iranica

12. Anglo‑Persian capture of Hormuz shifts Gulf trade leverage

    Apr 23, 1622Labels: Capture of, Anglo Persian

    • Britannica
    • Wikipedia

13. English East India Company agency established at Bandar Abbas

    Jan 1, 1623Labels: English East, Bandar Abbas

    • MU Journal

14. Silk export monopoly ends with ʿAbbas I’s death

    Jan 1, 1629Labels: Silk monopoly, Death of

    • Iranica
    • Britannica