Baghdad: Tiraz Makers

Date: 903-904

Al-Hilal al-Sabiʾ (d. 1056) in his Kitāb al-Wuzarāʾ records the imperial budget for 291 (903-904) in Baghdad. The craftsmen listed in this document include makers of ṭirāz (muṭarriz). See also: Weavers; Dyers; Embroiderers; Mat Makers.

Citation: Al-Hilal al-Sabiʾ (d. 1056) in his Kitāb al-Wuzarāʾ, ed. H. F. Amedroz (Leiden: Brill, 1904), p. 17. Translated in R. B. Serjeant, ‘Material for a history of Islamic textiles up to the Mongol conquest,’ Ars Islamica 9 (1942), p. 73.

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Date: before 1200

Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 1200) in his Manāqib Baghdād, records the existence of a tiraz street in Baghdad. See also: Weavers; Dyers; Embroiderers; Mat Makers.

Citation: Ibn al-Jawzi, Manāqib Baghdād (Baghdad, 1923-24), pp. 25-26. Translated in R. B. Serjeant, ‘Material for a history of Islamic textiles up to the Mongol conquest,’ Ars Islamica 9 (1942), p. 73.

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