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Jital - Genghis Khan 'Chingiz Khan' Qunduz mint
| Issuer | Great Mongol Empire |
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| Year | 1206-1227 |
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| Currency | Tanka (1211-1368) |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a large circular cartouche containing a stylised Arabic inscription in multiple lines, rendered in a florid, interlocking script typical of early Mongol-era Islamic coinage. The cartouche is set within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a marginal Arabic legend running along the outer rim of the flan on all four sides. The overall composition reflects the continuation of Ghaznavid and Ghurid jital typology adapted under Mongol authority, with the mint name Qunduz referenced in the marginal inscription. |
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| Mintage | ND (1206-1227) - 603-624AH - Qunduz mint |
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Qunduz — modern-day Kunduz in northern Afghanistan — fell to Mongol forces during the campaigns that dismantled the Khwarazmian Empire in the early 1220s. That the mint there continued producing jitals under Chinggis Khan's name reflects a deliberate administrative choice: conquered mints were often kept operational to stabilize local economies and assert legitimacy through familiar coinage formats. Billon was the expected medium in this region, and the Mongols worked within existing monetary infrastructure rather than replacing it.
Tye 334 is attributed to Chinggis Khan's lifetime, placing production no later than 1227.