1 Abbasi Type C, in the name of Karim Khan Zand, 1751-1779, standard II, Ganja

Ganja's mint operated under persistent tension throughout the Zand period — the Khanate nominally acknowledged Karim Khan's suzerainty while effectively maintaining local autonomy under the Javanshir dynasty. Coins struck here in Karim Khan's name were a diplomatic gesture as much as anything else, minted during the years when he was consolidating control over a fragmented post-Safavid Iran without ever fully subduing the Caucasian khanates. Ganja would remain a contested prize until its fall to Russian forces in 1804.