Document Type : Research Paper
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1 University of Tehran - invited lecturer in the Department of Archeology of Lorestan University
2 University of Tehran - Department of Archaeology
3 University of Tehran, Department of History
Abstract
The relocation of the administrative and political center of the Hormuz Kingdom from coastal Hormuz to Jarun Island was one of the significant events influencing the political and economic transformations in the Persian Gulf during the late 7th century. This relocation created a new position for the transportation of goods and, as a result, created new trade routes. Hormuz was connected to Jiruft and then to Kerman through a main road, which was considered the most important route for land caravans to access the port of Hormuz until the 8th century AH. Numerous archaeological and historical evidence indicate that the use of this route gradually diminished during the 8th century AH and was replaced by an alternative route. At the same time, the emergence of new roads also provided suitable conditions for the growth and development of settlements and villages and led to the emergence of a new geographical, demographic, and social space. Since the issue of the relocation of trade centers from coastal Hormuz to Jarun Island and the formation of the road network in the northern regions of the Persian Gulf in the 8th century AH has not been studied and investigated using historical resources, the present article aims to examine this topic and uses the hypothesis of "the decline and prosperity of northern cities and settlements in the Persian Gulf is a consequence of change in the road network and relocation of trade centers" as its framework
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