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1 Kuruş Uyghur Khanate
| Issuer | Republic of Turkey |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a waving flag of the Uyghur Khanate bearing two stylized face or mask motifs, rendered in relief on a plain field. The date range '744 - 1335' appears in the lower central field, referencing the historical period of the Uyghur state. The upper circular legend reads 'BÜYÜK TÜRK DEVLETLERİ' (Great Turkish States), while the lower legend reads 'UYGUR DEVLETİ' (Uyghur State), both separated from the central design by a raised inner ring. |
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| Mint | Turkish State Mint (Darphane ve Damga Matbaası Genel Müdürlüğü) |
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Part of Turkey's "Anatolian Weights and Measures" series, this issue commemorates the Uyghur Khanate, the Turkic state that dominated the Mongolian steppe from 744 until its collapse under Yenisei Kirghiz pressure in 840 AD. The Uyghur rulers maintained a sophisticated administrative apparatus and were among the first Turkic peoples to adopt a settled, literate court culture, heavily influenced by Sogdian merchants and Manichaean missionaries.
The Manichaean conversion of the Uyghur khagan around 762 AD — following his assistance to the Tang dynasty in suppressing the An Lushan Rebellion — is one of the more consequential religious-political transactions of the medieval steppe world.