The Role of Ghiyas-uddin in Textile Industry during Safavid Era

During Safavid period due to the aid to Iranian weavers in cities such as Yazd, Isfahan, Kashan, Rasht, Mashhad, Qom and Tabriz was considered the most important and largest center for silk weaving. In this era Yazd was known for cloth weaving called as Dibaj which was woven at times with golden yarn. As there was high level of competition among countries, Ghiyas-uddin and his family had great opportunity to achieve beautiful design during Safavid period. The aim of this research is to familiarize the textile art in Safavid period and the role of Ghiyas in flourishing this art. This study is based on descriptive-analytical method and data collection has been done through library studies.