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Tanka - Ghiyath al-Din II Pir `Ali
| Issuer | Kart dynasty (Greater Iran) |
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| Year | 1370-1389 |
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| Value | 1 Tanka (1.4) |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by a square cartouche containing a multi-line Arabic legend in bold Naskh script, with ruled linear borders framing each side of the square. The inscription within the cartouche records the ruler's name and titles. A circular marginal legend in Arabic script runs between the inner square frame and the outer raised rim, with additional text segments at the top and bottom of the coin. The outer rim is decorated with a continuous row of raised pellets forming a beaded border. The overall layout is typical of Kart dynasty silver tankas, combining geometric precision with calligraphic ornamentation. |
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| Mintage | ND (1370-1389) |
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The Kart dynasty ruled Herat as nominal vassals — first of the Ilkhanids, then the Timurids — but Ghiyath al-Din II Pir ʿAli governed during the precarious interlude between those two powers. His reign ended in 1389 when Timur sacked Herat, executed him, and effectively erased the Kart line from history. Coins from his tenure are the dynasty's last independent issues.
Album 2353A is among the scarcer Kart types. Herat's mint output in this final decade was almost certainly disrupted by Timurid military pressure well before the city fell.