study trade in sasanian period

A Study of Business in the Sasanian PeriodAbstractDuring the Sasanian Empire (224-651AD) -which was established based on politicand religious centralism- not only they achieved success in developing theirterritory and suppressing the foreign enemies, but also there were significantchanges in the flourish of economy, commerce, international and domesticbusiness in this period. The Sasanians who inherited business from the Parthiansattempted to develop business by making some changes. The international businessscope of the Sasanians has reached Africa, too. In this period, the economicdevelopment was greatly indebted to the increase of the business in the East andWest which was done through trade routes of Persian Gulf and Silk Road. As twogreat sovereignties of the area, the Roman and Iranian Empire competed againsteach other to dominate the area’s market and the profit gained from the businesswhich was one of the causes of war between these two governments. During theSasanian period, the presence of the government in economic activities wasindirect, and they received significant profit from taxation, revenue, and tariff. Thissurvey introduced trade routes, commercial products and trade rules in theSasanian period considering domestic and international business. The survey isbased on library research. The studies show that the economic developmentincreased in this period so that the government could gain remarkable profit. In thelate Sasanian period, the increase in the tax rate caused some problems for themerchants and the economic development stagnated. However, the businessdevelopment in the Islamic era was indebted greatly to the Sasanians’ experiences.