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Consequences of Insulting the Khan
This is the Kwarazmian Empire in 1215.....it was one of the most powerful and affluent states of its time. The Khwarezmian Empire, at the...
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Oct 115 min read
Founder of the Sasanian Empire
The Coronation of Ardashir-e Babakan, a Sasanian rock relief, carved circa CE 235, located in the east corner of Naqsh-e Rostam, in the...
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sulla80
Sep 226 min read
Fire Altars
Today's notes start from my latest coin, issued by the Islamic rulers of Bukhara, dating to the 8th century CE.
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sulla80
Sep 146 min read
Ancient India: Coin Gallery
Today's coins (20 of them) come with minimal descriptions of their era. This is a collection of unusual Indian coins from ancient to...
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sulla80
Sep 15 min read
Kaidu Khan & Khutulun
Kublai Khan (1215-1294), who was also called Emperor Shizu of the Yuan, was the son of Tolui, the youngest son of Genghis Khan. This...
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sulla80
Aug 113 min read
Clashes in Transoxiana
I have to admit that I am drawn to coins that are not popular and periods in history that are not well known. One current interest is...
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sulla80
Jul 77 min read
Stupor mundi / Wonder of the World
When Ghiyath al din Tughluq (1320-1325 CE) became sultan, he gave his eldest son the title Ulugh Khan and named him as successor. Ghiyath...
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sulla80
Jun 21 min read
Vikram Samvat Calendar
The Vikrama Samvat is a Hindu luni-solar calendar, which means it is based on both the phases of the moon and the solar year. It has...
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sulla80
May 116 min read
Mustafa II - Ottoman Empire
Mustafa II was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703. He ascended to the throne late in the The Great Turkish War (1683-1699)...
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sulla80
Mar 115 min read
Reading Arabic Coins
"Harun al-Rashid receiving a delegation of Charlemagne in Baghdad", oil on canvas by Julius Köckert (1827–1918), 1864, held by the...
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sulla80
Feb 103 min read
From Slave to Sultan
Islamic, Mamluks. al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars I. AH 658-676 / AD 1260-1277. AR Dirham (21.7mm, 2.28g, 3h). al-Quahira (Cairo) mint....
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sulla80
Dec 26, 20238 min read
Selene, Moon Goddess
The ancient Romans, celebrated a feast on March 31st, in the Temple of Luna on the Aventine Hill to honor the Moon Goddess, a cult...
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sulla80
Mar 19, 20235 min read
Mourning Saladin
This 1831 mezzotint print depicts the battle of Ascalon (circa CE 1192), with Richard I King of England, on a white charger, wielding an...
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sulla80
Mar 17, 20233 min read
The Eretnid Beyliks
This Islamic coin captured my interest with it's unusual highlight of "lillah" in an eye shape with dots from the 14th century (Note:...
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sulla80
Mar 11, 20237 min read
Coins from Ancient India
I have accumulated a few coins from ancient India. Today's post shares several and focuses on the Buddhist symbols on a particularly...
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sulla80
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Coins of Medieval Kashmir
Page of the Rajatarangini in Sarada script (Public Domain Source: River of Kings, 1935) Having just returned (and still jet-lagged) from...
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sulla80
Dec 29, 20223 min read
A Rose by any Name
The capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty (Алматы), formerly known as Alma Ata, has a name derived from the word Apple (Алма). "Apples,...
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sulla80
Dec 11, 20229 min read
A Bride from Kublai Khan
This small illustration of ringdoves in the tree trunk and lotus blossom incorporates the influence of Chinese naturalism. The text was...
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sulla80
Mar 12, 20222 min read
Nesak Huns
The winged bull's head crown of this Nezak Shah is worth a closer look. These eastern neighbors to the Sasanians left behind many coins,...
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sulla80
Dec 18, 20215 min read
Children of Tamerlane
Gur-e-Amir - a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Copyright: under license from...
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