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Show 37 Their customs. and a problem (Safavi, 1930). not the transported from rate of tax and custom imported on one money back from the customs, but based on position, tried capitalists. new placed Persian city to another for trade These governors, who themselves paid money to the and prime minister to receive their into high but rather the fact that most of the governors exported products, tax commodities was to find ways to get the Not only for not paying taxes certain accusations, the governors prison and would release them only when king or put these people a ransom was paid (Kermani, 1945). b. The 'snaf": of the upper class "Asnaf" were sellers. A the The "Asnaf," or trade guilds, economically, politically dealers, some were the and were under the influence Some of the socially. producers and handicrafters and system of paternal authority existed between the "Asnaf" and those who worked for them; the workers energy and labor and faithfully in the hands of The Lower Class. the people who paid These or the different officials--the In the, cent of the villages (2) tribal herdsmen. people were bought they police, the the situation population and completely big trade guilds (Momeni, 1966). the taxes that went to every item the poor sold was were in theworst buy were each official his post. expected to pay governors, etc. was worse. Situation; they The For share to (Mokhtari, 1947). villagers divided into two groups: a ' were were 75 per (1) farmers, and |
