The Global Trade Networks of Armenian Merchants from New Julfa
by
Sebouh Aslanian
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
Drawing on a rich trove of documents, including correspondence not seen for 300 years, this study explores the emergence and growth of a remarkable global trade network operated by Armenian silk merchants from a small outpost in the Persian Empire. Based in New Julfa, Isfahan, in what is now Iran,...