Catalog
⅙ Tankah - Halal Shah
| Issuer | Kingdom of Arakan |
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| Year | 1597-1599 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Arabic inscription occupying the entire central field in multiple lines, executed in bold raised relief typical of late sixteenth-century Arakanese hammered silver coinage. The legend is enclosed within a beaded or dotted circular border. The flan exhibits minor irregularities and surface patination consistent with the hammered production technique and age of the piece. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Arakan's silver fractional coinage of the late 16th century was produced under rulers who styled themselves in both Buddhist and Muslim traditions simultaneously — a calculated political posture maintained by the Mrauk-U dynasty to govern a population straddling both faiths and to sustain trade relationships with Mughal Bengal. Halal Shah reigned briefly, and his fractional tankah issues are among the scarcer denominations from this court, surviving in small numbers relative to the fuller weight pieces.