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Dirham - 'Ilkhan' Uljaytu Khan Type C
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 1312-1317 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays multiple horizontal lines of Arabic legend within a circular border, presenting the mint name, regnal date, and additional honorific titles of Uljaytu. The reverse marginal legend, running continuously around the perimeter and separated from the inner panel by a linear border, contains a Quranic verse or supplementary royal formula. The overall layout conforms to the standard Ilkhanid epigraphic dirham type, with no figural imagery, relying entirely on the calligraphic tradition for its decorative effect. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضُرب في ... بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم |
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Uljaytu — born a Christian, raised a Buddhist, converted to Sunni Islam, then controversially shifted to Twelver Shi'ism around 1309 — presents one of the more theologically turbulent reigns in Ilkhanid monetary history. The Type C dirham reflects the Shi'i phase of his rule, a conversion that alarmed Sunni neighbors and prompted an abortive plan to relocate the remains of Ali and Husayn to his new capital at Soltaniyeh.
The coinage sequence across his reign is consequently complex, with type distinctions often tracking his religious realignments. A#2189 places this cleanly within the later portion of his mint output.