The Dilmaghani family, the oldest existing manufacturers of hand knotted carpets and oriental rugs, can be traced back to the 1850s[1] Qajar dynasty, Persia.

In an industry which largely produces untitled items often identifiable only by experts,[2] the history and lineage of any name relating to specific types of rugs for so many decades is unusual.

The Dilmaghani family were of Azerbaijani origin, and were largely wholesale general merchants, or tujjar (Khan al-Tujjar), as well as sarraf, or bankers.

Mehdi Dilmaghani continued to manufacture, import and distribute Persian rugs for the American and European markets and therefore is regarded as a significant tie between 19th and 20th century carpet production.

[11] Post mid 20th century, Dilmaghani still traded[3] and imported Kerman carpets, and the Cyrus Crown trademark remains active and in use today.

[12] Since the early 1950s, Dilmaghani manufactured and imported oriental rugs from many countries other than Iran including carpets made in Afghanistan, Armenia, Bulgaria, China, Hungary, India, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Tibet and Turkey.