Age of Tabriz city extends to the pre-Islam time. After Mongol's attack to Iran, Tabriz was chosen as capital city by "Qazan Khan". After that, restoring and flourishing of Tabriz, which was ruined by an earthquake, started again.


In Safavid era, Tabriz become the capital city again, but after a while it changed to Qazvin and afterwards to Isfahan. At this time, repeated wars between Iran and Ottoman Empire and several occupations of Tabriz, caused large damage to this city.


Afghan invasion to Iran, wars between Iran and Russia in Qajar era and challenging for establishment of constitutional government (Mashrouteh), are some other events of Tabriz. Nowadays, Tabriz is one of the most important economical poles in Iran.