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Ramisht Of Siraf
Rāmisht of Sīrāf was a prominent 12th-century Muslim merchant from Siraf in Fars, Iran. He died in Sha'ban, 534 AH, or March/April 1140 CE. One of the wealthiest merchants of his time and place, Rāmisht was known for financing various constructions in and around the sanctuary in Mecca. He was a shipowner whose commercial activities spanned the Indian Ocean from Yemen to India. Name and ancestry A basalt plate near the Bāb al-Wadā' ("gate of farewell") in Mecca, dedicated in Ramadan, 529 AH (June/July 1135) records Rāmisht's full name as ''Abu'l-Qāsim Rāmisht ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Shīrawayhi ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Ja‘far''. The same form is listed on his tombstone. A slightly different version of his name is given by the 14th-century chronicler Taqi al-Din al-Fasi, who refers to him in one passage as "Rāmisht, i.e. the elder Abu'l-Qāsim Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥusayn". Sources and business activities An anonymous 12th-century abridger of Ibn Hawqal's added a note saying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siraf
Bandar Siraf () is a city in, and the capital of, Siraf District in Kangan County, Bushehr province, Iran. As the village of Taheri, it was the capital of Taheri Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Parak. According to legend, Siraf was an ancient Sassanid port, destroyed around 970 CE, which was located on the north shore of the Persian Gulf in what is now the Iranian province of Bushehr. Its ruins are approximately 220 km east of Bushire, 30 km east from Kangan city, and 380 km west of Bandar Abbas. Siraf controlled three ports: Bandar-e-Taheri, Bandar-e-Kangan and Bandar-e-Dayer. The Persian Gulf was used as a shipping route between the Arabian Peninsula and India over the Arabian Sea. Small boats, such as dhows, could also make the long journey by staying close to the coast and keeping land in sight. The port was known as Taheri or Tahiri until in 2008 the government of Iran changed the official name of the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
