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1/4 Mohur - Ali Murad Khan Zand
| Issuer | Zand Dynasty |
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| Year | 1781-1785 |
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| Value | 1/4 Mohur (40) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the mint name Kashan (Dar al-Mu'minin, 'Abode of the Faithful') with the Hijri date below. Surrounding the central inscription, the invocation 'Ya Ali' (O Ali) is repeated three times in Arabic script, arranged in a circular legend around the field. The inscription is executed in the characteristic calligraphic style of Zand-period hammered coinage, with irregular flan edges typical of the era. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Ali Murad Khan seized power in 1781 by blinding his nephew Abu'l-Fath, the legitimate Zand ruler, and held Shiraz through a reign of continuous factional violence until his death in 1785. His was the shortest and most contested of the Zand successions — four rulers in under four years — and coinage from his brief period of authority is correspondingly scarce. The fractional gold denominations are the rarest of his issues, produced in limited quantity as the dynasty's financial and military control over Iran rapidly contracted.