Handmade carpets during the Qajar period in Iran

With the coming to power of Mr. Mohammad Khan Qajar in 1200 AH. The rule of the prisoners ended and the Qajar period began, which lasted for nearly a century until 1299. History of handmade carpets during the Qajar period, due to the international acceptance of Iranian carpets and the growing demand for its purchase, The art of carpet weaving industry flourished, So that Cecil Edwards, 1875 (ten years before the assassination of Nasser al-Din Shah) He called the year of revival of the carpet industry in Iran.

The history of handmade carpets dates back to the Qajar period Multinational companies such as the British-Swiss company Ziegler in Tabriz and Sultanabad Arak, Italian-English company Castelli Brothers, English-Italian-Russian-German company East-New York Land Carpet Trade, English-Greek company East London Carpet Company And they made very heavy investments in Iran. The scourge of the presence of these companies is due to their commercial nature and exploitative nature.
The texture of the rugs was low quality and chemical dyes (known as ink). Al-Tatmeh put a heavy burden on the world market in terms of high-quality Iranian carpets.

Iran’s economic situation during the Qajar period was not very favorable. Hence, thousands of weavers, from young children to pregnant women, to support themselves and their families, In exchange for receipts Very few have turned to carpet weaving ordered by multinational companies.

According to the history of handmade carpets during the Qajar period, there are many foreigners living in Iran. However, the Qajar period is a period of growth Accelerate the export of Iranian handmade carpets to all over the world And the era of expansion of handmade carpet history However, the period of forced labor of the Iranian people in the carpet weaving industry has also been. Of course, the effective measures taken by this period
Some governments took the time to expand the export of handmade carpets, it is impossible to pass. Among these measures was the participation of the Iranian government in international exhibitions, the first of which was the Iranian carpet in 1290 AH. It was exhibited at the 5th Vienna International Exhibition, which was also visited by Nasser al-Din Shah.

Historians believe this is due to the history of handmade carpets during the Qajar period That the maps of idols, birds and flowers are the product of the Qajar period. Publication of two books on the field of Iranian carpets, namely the book “Colorful Carpet Trade in Essential Colors” in 1291 AH. And the book “Hassan’s Memorial of Vienna’s Works” in 1299 AH. Another important measure taken during the Qajar period.