Tanka - Jahanshah

Jahanshah ruled the Qara Qoyunlu at their greatest territorial extent, controlling Azerbaijan, Iraq, and much of Persia simultaneously — a reach that brought him into direct conflict with the Timurid sultan Abu Sa'id. His coins were struck across a wide network of mints, and attribution often hinges on mint name and regnal formula rather than type alone. This piece references A#2493H, a relatively tight classification within what is actually a sprawling and poorly-documented series.

Jahanshah was killed by Uzun Hasan of the rival Aq Qoyunlu in 1467, and the dynasty collapsed within a year. Coins from his final decade are not rare, but cleanly attributable examples with legible mint data are.