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Tanka - Hajji Muhammad I Arabshahid
| Issuer | Khanate of Khiva (Khiva Khanate) |
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| Year | 1558-1602 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a rectangular cartouche containing multi-line Arabic legend in naskh script, arranged in two columns divided by a vertical rule with dotted border. Additional Arabic inscription fills the surrounding field above and to the sides of the cartouche. The strike is typical of hammered Central Asian coinage, with slightly uneven flan edges and moderate relief. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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The Arabshahid dynasty established itself in Khiva after the fragmentation of Shaybanid power, and Hajji Muhammad I ruled through a period of persistent instability along the Oxus, with competing Uzbek tribal confederacies pressing the khanate from multiple directions. Coinage from his reign is poorly documented in Western references — Album's listing under M3008 reflects how little systematic die study has been done on this series.
The forty-four year span attributed to his reign accounts for the range on this issue rather than a single mint date.