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Dirham - anonymous, temp. Muhammad Uzbeg Bulghar mint
| Issuer | Golden Horde |
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| Year | 1328 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham / Dang / Yarmag (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the tamga of Batu's house enclosed within a circle. A knot-of-happiness motif is positioned below the tamga, flanked on either side by decorative ornaments. The design follows the established heraldic and symbolic conventions of Golden Horde coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A square cartouche inscribed with a three-line Arabic legend is set within a circle, the outer segments of which contain four knot-of-happiness ornaments placed at the cardinal points. The mint name and regnal date appear below the cartouche, identifying the place of issue as Bulghar and the year of striking as AH 728. |
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Anonymous silver issues from Bulghar under Uzbeg Khan occupy a peculiar administrative niche — struck without the khan's name at a mint that had been a major Volga trade hub since the 10th century, these pieces circulated through one of the most active commercial networks in the medieval world. Uzbeg's reign (1313–1341) marked the firm Islamization of the Golden Horde's ruling apparatus, yet certain provincial issues retained older anonymous formats, possibly reflecting local mint conventions or transitional administrative arrangements.
The Bulghar mint's output declined sharply after Timur's campaigns later in the century. At 1.3g, this piece sits at the lighter end of the Jochid dirham weight spectrum.