The Economic Position of Anatolia During The Saljukids and Ilkhanids Era

With the establishment of Saljuqid government in Asia-Minor, a new era opened in history of this territory and its social and economic life started a growing trend. Expansionist efforts of the Saljuqid Kings of Asia-Minor alongside the political and economic development of the world in that epoch; such as the weakness of the Byzantine Empire, commencement of the Crusades, division of power in the region, and Mongol invasion in to the world of Islam, Created a condition turning Anatolia in to a secure and safe place for trade and production of goods from the second century of the Saljuqid reign onward which caught the attention of the world..Most of the trading routes leading west or east in the seventh and eighth centuries of the Lunar Calendar to Anatolia and from there to the ports on the Black Sea the Mediterranean. Political and economic considerations of the IlKhanids along with the trading possibilities created by the vast Mongol Empire resulted in the further growth of Anatolia and paved the way for this region to become one of the most prosperous business hubs of that period. The issue in mind in this research is a review of the economic place of Anatolia during the Saljuqid era and the powerful Saljuqid kings share of this epoch in enhancing the economy of the region as well as a surrey of the economic situation in IlKhanid,s era.