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1 Tanka - Aspan Baghdad mint, citing Shi'ite Imams al-Hasan & al-Husayn
| Issuer | Qara Qoyunlu (Black Sheep Turkmen Confederation) |
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| Year | 1434 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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The Qara Qoyunlu's explicit citation of al-Hasan and al-Husayn on coinage reflects the confederation's calculated alignment with Shi'ite Islam during the reign of Jahan Shah's predecessors — a politically charged move in a region still contested between Sunni Timurid pressure from the east and competing Turkmen factions. The Baghdad mint's output in this period was intermittent, making issues from this specific facility scarcer than those struck at Tabriz.