Akbar, a Mogul emperor, is accredited to introducing the art of carpet weaving to India during his reign.
Sodobni centri proizvodnje talnih oblog so: Lahore in Pešavar (Pakistan), Kašmir (Indija/Pakistan), Bhadohi, Tabriz (Iran), Afganistan, Azerbajdžan, Turčija, Severna Afrika, Nepal, Španija, Turkmenistan in Tibet.