بررسي وضعيت اقتصادي و تجاري اصفهان در دوره سلجوقي

Analysis of the Economic and Commercial Situations of Isfahan in the Seljukid Era

يكي از درخشان ترين دوره هاي تاريخ شهر اصفهان، دوره حكمراني سلجوقيان است. چنان كه مورخين اين دوره از اين شهر با نام «خير البلاد» ياد كرده اند. بدون ترديد از جمله عوامل موثر در اهميت اصفهان دوره سلجوقي، وضعيت اقتصادي و تجاري اين شهر بوده است. اين پژوهش برآن است كه، با تكيه بر داده هاي تاريخي و به شيوه توصيفي ـ تحليلي، به تبيين عوامل موثر در رونق و اعتلاي وضعيت اقتصادي و تجاري اصفهان در عهد سلاجقه بپردازد. پرسش اصلي كه اين مقاله بر اساس آن سامان يافته، اين است كه چه عواملي سبب اعتلا و شكوفايي اوضاع اقتصادي و تجاري اصفهان عصر سلجوقي بوده است؟ در پاسخ به سوال فوق اين فرضيه مطرح مي شود كه سلاطين بزرگ سلجوقي (429-485ق)، علاوه بر درك امكانات و شرايط مناسب شهر اصفهان، با ايجاد ثبات و امنيت و اتخاذ سياست هاي مالي و عمراني مناسب، در جهت حمايت از توليدكنندگان و صنعتگران، نقش موثري در رونق اقتصادي و تجاري اصفهان در اين دوره ايفاء كردند.

One of the most brilliant periods in the history of the city of Isfahan was the rule of the Seljuks, as the historians in that era have considered the city as ‘Kheyrol Belad’ (city of welfare). One of the factors affecting the importance of Isfahan during the Seljukid era was undoubtedly the economic and commercial conditions of the city. The present study based on historical data and the analytical descriptive approach, tries to explain the factors contributing to the development of the economic and commercial conditions of Isfahan in Seljukid era. The main question that this paper is dealing with is what factors contributed to the growth and prosperity of the economic and commercial situations of Isfahan during the Seljukid era. In response to the above question, it is hypothesized that the great Seljuk’s rulers (429-485 AH.) in addition to understanding the appropriate facilities and conditions of the city of Isfahan, by creating stability, security and adopting appropriate financial and developmental policies, in support of producers and craftsmen, played an effective role in the economic and commercial flourishing of Isfahan during this period.