India

India produces the largest number of carpets in the world, and the origins of carpentry dates back, according to different sources, to the 16th century. In 1553 Humajun of the Great Mogul dynasty brought masters of carpentry to India. The tradition of weaving carpets was taken over by his son Akbar, as well as the son and successor of Akbar - Jahangir, who commanded to translate all the plants into paintings, from where motifs for carpets were taken. At the time of the Great Mongol Dynasty, Agra and Lahore carpet production...