Dirham - Hulagu without citing Möngke Khan

Hulagu Khan established the Ilkhanate following his western campaigns that destroyed the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258 — the sack of Baghdad ending a five-century dynasty and killing the last Abbasid caliph, al-Musta'sim. Early Ilkhanid coinage is complicated by the question of suzerainty: issues citing Möngke Khan acknowledge the Great Khan's nominal authority over the entire Mongol empire, while issues like this one do not, suggesting either local political messaging or production after Möngke's death in 1259 disrupted the chain of legitimacy.