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Jital - 'Ala al-din Muhammad 'Muhammad II of Khwarezm' Kurzuwan mint
| Issuer | Khwarezmian Empire |
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| Year | 1200-1220 |
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| Value | 1 Jital (1⁄50) |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان الاعظم علا الدنيا و الدين محمد شاه |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold Arabic legend arranged within a central circular medallion, with additional inscriptional text filling the surrounding field and outer border. The lettering is rendered in a cursive Naskhi-influenced style typical of Khwarazmian coinage, with the text distributed across the flan in concentric zones. The strike is characteristically uneven, with portions of the legend weak or partially off-flan due to the irregular hammered planchet. The overall layout follows the epigraphic convention of contemporary Central Asian fractional silver and billon coinage. |
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Muhammad II's Khwarezmian Empire collapsed with breathtaking speed after Genghis Khan's 1219 invasion — a campaign arguably triggered by Muhammad's catastrophic decision to execute Mongol trade envoys and merchants at Otrar, an act that removed any diplomatic path back. Kurzuwan, located in the Chaghaniyan region south of the Oxus, was among the territories swept over in the initial Mongol thrust. Jitals from this mint effectively document the last decade of functional Khwarezmian administration before the entire monetary infrastructure of the region was dismantled and rebuilt under new masters.