Tahqiqāt-e Târix-e Eqtesâdi (Economic History Studies of Iran)

The trade relationship between Baghdad and Basra in the second and third centuries AH and its impact on the maritime trade of the Persian Gulf

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bahador shahriary

Imam Hussein (AS) Comprehensive University

10.30465/ehs.2026.52783.2058
Abstract
In the second and third centuries of the Hijri calendar, the two cities of Baghdad and Basra were among the largest Islamic cities. Baghdad gained political and Basra gained economic importance. A significant part of the prosperity of Baghdad and Basra resulted from the trade relationship that was established between the two.

The question that will be examined in the article is how the trade relationship between Baghdad and Basra was formed and what impact it had on the maritime trade of the Persian Gulf. With the study conducted using the method of historical description and analysis, these findings were obtained that the formation, development and dynamics of the trade relations between Baghdad and Basra took place in the form of sea, coastal and hinterland relations under the Persian Gulf Maritime Trade Organization. In the new Islamic political geography in the second and third centuries of the Hijri calendar, the formation and rise of the trade relationship between Baghdad and Basra occurred in proportion to the emergence of political stability, suitable communication platforms and high economic capabilities. With stability and prosperity in the plain and the coastal region (Baghdad), prosperity emerged on the coast, and trade relations

Keywords

"baghdad"
"basra"
"Abbasid Caliphate"
"persian gulf"
"Maritime trade"
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Tahqiqāt-e Târix-e Eqtesâdi (Economic History Studies of Iran)

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 08 June 2026

  • Receive Date 02 September 2025
  • Revise Date 21 February 2026
  • Accept Date 08 June 2026

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