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Tanka - 'Abd Allah Bahadur Khan II Balkh mint
| Issuer | Shaybanid dynasty |
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| Year | 1583-1598 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Irregular hammered silver flan bearing a multi-line Arabic legend disposed across the field in naskh and thuluth scripts. The central area contains the Shahada or a royal titulature inscription arranged in horizontal lines, with additional text filling the upper and lateral fields. The strike is characteristic of Central Asian hammered coinage of the late sixteenth century, with some weakness at the periphery due to the irregular planchet. No figurative devices are present; the design is entirely epigraphic in character. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Abd Allah Khan II was the most powerful of the Shaybanid rulers, extending Uzbek control across much of Central Asia through a series of military campaigns that absorbed Badakhshan, Balkh, and eventually Khorasan. Balkh — ancient Bactra — served as a key administrative seat throughout his reign, and its mint was among the most productive in his territories. The tanka issued from Balkh under Abd Allah II circulated across a trade network that connected Safavid Persia, Mughal India, and the steppe economies to the north.
Abd Allah Khan II died in 1598 without a viable successor, and the dynasty effectively collapsed within a year of his death.