Safavid Carpet Production and Royal Textile Patronage (16th–18th centuries)

1. Shah Tahmasp expands Ardabil shrine complex

   Jan 1, 1530Labels: Shah Tahmasp, Ardabil Shrine

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2. Ardabil Carpet woven and dated by inscription

   Jan 1, 1539Labels: Ardabil Carpet, Maqsud Kashani

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3. Ardabil shrine receives major royal carpet gifts

   Jan 1, 1540Labels: Ardabil Shrine, Safavid Elite

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4. Milan Hunting Carpet dated by inwoven inscription

   Jan 1, 1542Labels: Milan Hunting

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5. Shah Abbas I moves capital to Isfahan

   Jan 1, 1598Labels: Shah Abbas, Isfahan

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6. Imperial Isfahan workshops produce luxury silk-metal carpets

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Isfahan Workshops, silk-metal carpets

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7. Sigismund III commissions ‘Polonaise’ carpets

   Jan 1, 1602Labels: Sigismund III, Polonaise Carpets

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8. Safavid carpets used as diplomatic gifts in Europe

   Jan 1, 1603Labels: Safavid Court, European Courts

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9. Court design culture links carpets to other arts

   Jan 1, 1620Labels: Court Ateliers

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10. Chehel Sotoun commissioned and completed in Isfahan

    Jan 1, 1647Labels: Chehel Sotoun, Isfahan

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11. Vase-technique carpets emerge as a distinct Safavid group

    Jan 1, 1650Labels: Vase-technique Carpets, Kerman

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12. Named, dated Kerman vase-technique carpets recorded

    Jan 1, 1655Labels: Kerman Carpets

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13. Afghan victories hasten Safavid collapse and disrupt workshops

    Mar 8, 1722Labels: Battle of, Siege of

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