Dirham - 'Abd al-Rashid

'Abd al-Rashid's reign was among the most turbulent in Ghaznavid history — he was installed by the powerful general Toghril (not the Seljuq ruler of the same name) following the murder of Mawdud, then himself assassinated in 1052 after a coup led by another military strongman, Qiwam al-Dawla. Coins struck in his name survive in small numbers, a predictable result of a reign measured in months of actual stability rather than the three years nominally assigned to it.