Iran's Economic Situation in the Sasanian Period with an Emphasis on the Silk Road

摘要

The present research has examined Iran's Economic situation in the Sasanian period with an emphasis on the Silk Road. This study has examine the issues including Iran - China trade relations as well as Iran - Rome trade relations in the Sasanian period. At the Sasanian period, trade was transforme d to a leading pillar at government, since then Silk Road was emerged as a regular communication between the East and West of the world. This road started from coastal tourist cities of eastern China and then reached to the north of India after crossing th e different states of the country, and ended in Khorasan - Iran and then imperial possessions in the Western Mediterranean; in the Sasanian period, Iran's rulers and merchants made huge income out of trade along the Silk Road and getting customs duty f rom t he convoys which were passing from Iran. As the result, the trade kept increasing and convoys and merchant ships kept constantly traveling between East and West. The Sasanians, by developing several bases and ports in the Persian Gulf coasts, were unquesti onably authorized South River.