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Dirham - temp. Chapar bin Kaidu - under Kaidu bin Kashin
| Issuer | Chagatai Khanate |
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| Year | 1287 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (⅙) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain (irregular) |
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Chapar was the son of Kaidu, the powerful Ögedeid ruler who spent decades resisting Kublai Khan's dominance over the Mongol world. This dirham dates to 1287, a period when Kaidu controlled Central Asia from his base in the Talas region and routinely intervened in Chagataid succession — installing and removing khans at will. Chapar's name appearing on the coinage while Kaidu bin Kashin held nominal authority reflects exactly that dynamic: a ruler governing in name while real power sat elsewhere.