Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

History

Armenian merchants of New Julfa, granted a silk trade monopoly by Shah Abbas I in 1606, created a global trade network stretching from Amsterdam to Manila, dominating East-West commerce until the 1740s.

Armenian merchants of New Julfa, granted a silk trade monopoly by Shah Abbas I in 1606, created a global trade network stretching from Amsterdam to Manila, dominating East-West commerce until the 1740s.

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