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Ashrafi - Ashraf Hotaki Type D, Esfāhān mint
| Issuer | Hotak dynasty |
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| Year | 1725-1730 |
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| In circulation to | 1142 |
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| Obverse lettering | ضرب اصفهان |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Hotak dynasty's hold on Persia was brief and violent. Mir Ashraf, who seized power in 1725 after murdering his cousin Mahmud, ruled a regime under constant military pressure — from Ottoman forces to the west and the rising Afsharid threat under Nader to the northeast. Coinage from his reign was struck at a conquered Safavid capital, using mint infrastructure that had served Persian shahs for generations.
Type D of this Ashrafi series reflects late-reign production, likely 1728–1730, as Ashraf's control over Isfahan deteriorated. Nader's forces expelled the Hotaks from the city in 1729.