Carpet weaving was introduced with the beginning of the rule of the first Muslim conquerors in the 11th century, the Ghaznavi's and the Ghauri's, from the West. The Mughal Dynasty began in the early 16th century, when Timur's final descendant, Babar, expanded his dominion from Kabul to India, establishing the Mughal Empire. The weaving tradition of carpet in India was introduced by Akbar, in 1520 AD, when he brought some carpet weavers from Persia, at his palace in Agra. With the help of them, he laid the foundation of carpet weaving centers in Agra, Delhi, and Lahore to promote the production of Persian style carpets, which were inspired by the designs of Kashan, Kirman, Herat, and Isfahan. Between 1520-30's Akbar trained the carpet weavers from Persia he brought with him. He brought the best carpet weavers from the most well-known carpet workshops of Persia, to train the prisoners, the art of weaving carpets. These prisoners took a lot of pride in their work and...
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