Uljaytu's reign saw the Ilkhanate's administrative apparatus reach deep into Anatolia, where Artuqid client rulers continued striking copper in the name of their Mongol overlords. This piece is a product of that arrangement — a local fals acknowledging Ilkhanid suzerainty rather than being struck at a central mint. Uljaytu himself converted to Twelver Shia Islam in 1310, a politically charged move that alienated Sunni subjects and briefly reshaped the theological framing of official coinage before he reversed course under pressure.
Uljaytu's reign saw the Ilkhanate's administrative apparatus reach deep into Anatolia, where Artuqid client rulers continued striking copper in the name of their Mongol overlords. This piece is a product of that arrangement — a local fals acknowledging Ilkhanid suzerainty rather than being struck at a central mint. Uljaytu himself converted to Twelver Shia Islam in 1310, a politically charged move that alienated Sunni subjects and briefly reshaped the theological framing of official coinage before he reversed course under pressure.