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1 Dirham - Burhan al-Dawla Ayyub Quz-Urdu

Issuer Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate
Year 1062
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Currency Dinar (840-1212)
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Obverse script Arabic
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Burhan al-Dawla Ayyub Quz-Urdu ruled as a subordinate khan within the Eastern Qarakhanid hierarchy at a moment when the entire Qarakhanid structure was fracturing under Seljuk pressure from the west and internal succession disputes from within. The billon fabric — debased silver common to Qarakhanid issues of this period — reflects chronic fiscal strain across the Transoxiana mints rather than any single economic event.

A#3383A is sparsely represented in major collections, which is unsurprising given the political volatility of the issuing authority's tenure.

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