Coins from the Islamic states

Islamic state (in Arabic, ad-dawlah al-islamīyah) is a kind of government (monarchy, republic or democracy) based on Islamic religious law. The Caliphate is a form of monarchic government headed by the Caliph (in Arabic, khalīfa) who is the regent, acting as successor of Muhammad. Second in command after the Caliph, with political and military roles, is the Emir (in Arabic, amīr) literally a "commander". Another sovereign title used by numerous Arab and non-Arab dynasties is the Sultan (in Arabic, sulṭān, "strength", "authority") supreme head of Sunni Islam and ruler in the Ottoman Empire. Arab Bedouin, led by the Prophet Muhammad, starting from 7th century with the Islamic expansion, conquered a huge territory, divulgating or converting different peoples, and continued until the 18th century thanks to the Ottoman and Mughal Empires. After Muhammad's death, the first Caliphate was established. During this first Caliphate, called the Rashidun Caliphate (in Arabic, Khilāfat al-Rāshidūn "Caliphate of the Orthodox") that spanned from 632 to 661, the Umma was governed by the four chosen Caliphs: Abū Bakr, marUmar ibn al-Khattāb, ʿUthmān b. ʿAffān and ʿAlī b. Abi Tālib. The "Orthodox" Caliphate was replaced by the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750) which was governed by the Umayyad dynasty (in Arabic, al-'Umawiyyūn or Banū'Umayya "Sons of Umayya"), coming from Mecca. After toppling the Umayyad Caliphate in the Abbasid revolution, the Abbasid Caliphate (in Arabic, ʿAbbāsiyyūn) was established and lasted from 750 to 1258. The culmination of the Abbasid power was under Hārūn al-Rashīd. His life and fabulous court have been the subject of many anecdotes; the famous tale "One Thousand and One Nights" contains many stories inspired by the myth of his magnificent court. The Fatimid Caliphate (in Arabic, Fāṭimiyyūn) constituted, between 909 and 1171, the most important Ismaili Shiite dynasty in the whole history of Islam and owes its name to the descent from Fātima bt. Muhammad, daughter of the prophet Muhammad. In the mid-11th century, the Seljuks won over the Fatimids in Syria and the loss of Palestine followed, after the Crusades and Saladin's victory in Egypt, marking the end of the Arab empire and the beginning of the new Ayyubid dynasty. After the destruction of the Abbasid Empire by the Mughal Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire came to power. In 1453, it conquered Constantinople, renamed it Istanbul and made it the capital of the empire. Today there are about 1.1 billion Muslims and, not only being Arab, Islam is represented in many major cultures in over 60 countries.
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Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty • Nasr ibn 'Ali (circa 993-1012)

Dirham - Ahmad ben Ali and Ilek Nasr ben Ali (Uzgend mint)
395 (1005)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.0 g • ⌀ 25.0 mm
A# 3302, N# 294373

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty • Ahmad ibn 'Ali (circa 994-1016)

Fals - Ahmad b. 'Ali (Bukhara mint)
400 (994-1016)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.77 g • ⌀ 28 mm
N# 327847
Fals - Ahmad bin `Ali
ND (994-1016)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.95 g
N# 92540
Fals - Khaqan Ahmad bin Ali
404-405 (1013-1014)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 2.5 g • ⌀ 28 mm
N# 375253

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty • Bakr ibn al-Hasan (1003-1009)

Fals - Bakr bin al-Hasan (Ilaq mint; citing Ahmad bin Ali)
393 (1003)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.40 g • ⌀ 28 mm
N# 234917

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty • Yusuf ibn 'Abd Allah (1004-1006; 1012-1014)

Fals - Yusuf b. 'Abd Allah
ND (1004-1014)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.97 g
N# 92541

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty • Yusuf ibn Harun (circa 1005-1032)

Dirham - Yusuf b. Harun
ND (1005-1032)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.14 g
N# 92539

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty • Al-Husayn ibn Mansur (1015-1016)

Fals - al-Husayn b. Mansur (Bukhara mint)
ND (1016-1017)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.81 g • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 321408

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty • Yusuf ibn 'Ali (1025-1042)

Fals - Yusuf b. 'Ali (Bukhara mint)
427 (1036)

Standard circulation coin
Copper
A# 3350, N# 314024

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Ahmad ibn Muhammad (1045-1052)

1 Dirham - Ahmad b. Muhammad (Barskhan)
435 (1044)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 4.96 g
A# 3377, N# 386572

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Bahram (1048-1053)

1 Dirham - Bahram (Uzkand)
ND (1048-1053)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 4.49 g
A# 3379, N# 386573

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Jalal al-Dawla Tungha-Tegin (1048-1057)

1 AE Dirham - Jalal al-Dawla Tungha-Tegin (Akhsikath; vassal of Muhammad b. Yusuf)
445 (1053)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 6.45 g • ⌀ 24 mm
A# cf. 3376, N# 386581

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Shams al-Dawla Arslan Ilek (1052-1057)

1 AE Dirham - Shams al-Dawla Arslan Ilek (Barskhan)
448 (1056)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 6.02 g • ⌀ 25 mm
A# cf. 3380, N# 386582

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Nasir al-Dawla Ghazi (1053-1054)

1 Dirham - Nasir al-Dawla Ghazi (Barskhan)
445-446 (1053-1054)

Standard circulation coin
Billon
A# 3381, N# 386584

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf (1057-1062)

1 Dirham - Ibrahim b. Muhammad (Quz-Urdu)
453 (1061)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 2.87 g
A# 3382, N# 386574

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Burhan al-Dawla Ayyub (1062)

1 Dirham - Burhan al-Dawla Ayyub (Quz-Urdu)
454 (1062)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 3.47 g
A# 3383A, N# 386575

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Sharaf al-Dawla Mu'izz (1067-1070)

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Yusuf ibn Sulayman (1068-1080)

1 AE Dirham - Yusuf ibn Sulayman (Barskhan)
ND (1068-1080)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 5.15 g • ⌀ 21 mm
A# cf. 3384, N# 386583

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Nizam al-Dawla Mahmud (1069-1070)

1 Dirham - Nizam al-Dawla Mahmud (Ghanaj)
462 (1070)

Standard circulation coin
Billon
A# 3385, N# 386585

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Hasan ibn Sulayman (1088-1089)

1 Dirham - Hasan ibn Sulayman (Taraz)
481 (1088)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 3.54 g • ⌀ 28 mm
A# 3388, N# 386579

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Jibra'il ibn 'Umar (1100-1101)

1 Dirham - Jibra'il b. 'Umar
494 (1101)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 3.23 g
A# 3389, N# 386577

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Eastern Qarakhanid Khaganate • Tafghaj Khan Ibrahim (circa 1106)

1 Dirham - Tafghaj Khan Ibrahim (Citing caliph al-Mustazhir)
ND (1106)

Standard circulation coin
Billon
A# 3390, N# 386588

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Al-Sughd, Qarakhanids of • "Ba Salih" (circa 1014)

1 Fals - "Ba Salih" (Citing Ahmad b. Ali)
404 (1013)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.74 g
A# 3429.2, N# 386594

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Al-Sughd, Qarakhanids of • Chaghri Subashi (circa 1028)

1 Fals - Chaghri Subashi
421 (1030)

Standard circulation coin
Copper
A# 3435, N# 386595

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Balkh, Qarakhanids of • Ala al-Din Arslan Khan (circa 1160-1179)

1 AE Dirham - 'Ala al-Din Arslan Khan
ND (1160-1179)

Standard circulation coin
Copper
A# L1523, N# 386613

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Balkh, Qarakhanids of • Sanjar Qadir Taghaj Khan (1177-1186)

1 AE Dirham - Sanjar Qadir Taghaj Khan
ND (1177-1186)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.89 g • ⌀ 33 mm
A# A1523, N# 386615

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Balkh, Qarakhanids of • Khusrawshah ibn Sanjar ibn Hasan (1179-1186)

1 AE Dirham - Khusrawshah ibn Sanjar ibn Hasan
574 (1178)

Standard circulation coin
Copper
A# D1523, N# 386614

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Balkh, Qarakhanids of • Uddat al-Dunya wa'l-Din 'Ali ibn Ja'far (circa 1186-1198)

1 Dinar - 'Uddat al-Dunya wa'l-Din 'Ali ibn Ja'far
ND (1186-1198)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 1.77 g
A# E1523, N# 386616

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Banakath, Qarakhanids of • Mu'izz al-Din Qilij Khaqan (1178-1182)

1 AE Dirham - Mu'izz al-Din Qilij Khaqan
ND (1178-1182)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.70 g • ⌀ 27 mm
A# 3423, N# 386604

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Banakath, Qarakhanids of • Imad al-Din Ulugh Igdish Chaghri Khan (1200-1206)

Dirham - Imad ad-Dunia wa-d-Din Ulugh Igdish Chaghri Khaqan (Banakath mint)
599 (1203)

Standard circulation coin
2.90 g • ⌀ 24.3 mm
N# 346327

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Chaghaniyan, Qarakhanids of • Muzaffar Kiya (1005-1015)

1 Dirham - Muzaffar Kiya (Citing Ahmad b. 'Ali and Nasr b. 'Ali)
395 (1005)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.11 g
A# 3432, N# 386610

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Chaghaniyan, Qarakhanids of • Abu'l-Fath Togryl Khan (circa 1178)

1 AE Dirham - Abu'l-Fath Togryl Khan
ND (1178)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • ⌀ 33 mm
N# 386611

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Chaghaniyan, Qarakhanids of • Rukn al-Dunya wa'l-Din Khusraw Shah (1179-1236)

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Ilaq, Qarakhanids of • Mansur ibn Ahmad (992-999)

1 Fals - Mansur b. Ahmad (Citing Nasr b. 'Ali)
385 (995)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.57 g
A# 3429.2, N# 386510

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Ilaq, Qarakhanids of • Muhammad ibn Mansur (1001-1006)

Fals - Muhammad b. Mansur (Citing Ahmad b. Ali)
395 (1005)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.03 g • ⌀ 28 mm
A# 3430, N# 226580

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Ilaq, Qarakhanids of • Salar ibn Muhammad (1009)

1 Fals - Salar b. Muhammad (Citing Ahmad b. Ali)
399 (1009)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.75 g
A# 3431, N# 386511

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Ilaq, Qarakhanids of • Irtash (1013-1014)

Fals - Irtash (Citing Muhammad b. 'Ali)
405 (1015)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.4 g • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 119087

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Ishtikhan, Qarakhanids of • Chaghri Subashi (1024-1033)

1 Fals - Chaghri Subashi Uka (Citing Ali b. al-Hasan)
424 (1033)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.28 g
A# 3435, N# 386512

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Karmina, Qarakhanids of • Mu'izz al-Dawla Yabghu (1024-1029)

1 Fals - Mu'izz al-Din Musa Yabgh
415 (1024)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.54 g
A# 3438, N# 386589

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Karmina, Qarakhanids of • Inanj Kuktuz (1026)

1 Fals - Inanj Kuktuz
417 (1026)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 4.49 g
A# 3439, N# 386590

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Karmina, Qarakhanids of • Yabghu Sayf al-Dawla (1028)

1 Fals - Yabghu Sayf al-Dawla
419 (1028)

Standard circulation coin
Copper
A# 3440, N# 386592
1 Fals - Baha' al-Dawla Jibra'il ibn Muhammad
420 (1029)

Standard circulation coin
Copper
A# 3441, N# 386593

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Kasan, Qarakhanids of • Nasr ibn al-Husayn (1169-1173)

1 AE Dirham - Nasr b. al-Husayn
ND (1169-1173)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.77 g
A# 3421, N# 386506

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Kasan, Qarakhanids of • Jalal al-Din Muhammad ibn Nasr (1178-1202)

Dirham - Jalal al-Din Muhammad (Kasan mint)
ND (1182-1183)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 5.13 g • ⌀ 35.3 mm
A# 3422, N# 197185

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Kasan, Qarakhanids of • Mu'izz al-Din Ulugh Tughril Khan (1208-1209)

1 AE Dirham - Mu'izz al-Din Ulugh Tughril Khan
605 (1208)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 7.04 g
A# 3422D, N# 386505

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Kashgar, Qarakhanids of • Muhammad Arslan Khan (circa 1158-1178)

1 Fals - Muhammad Arslan Khan
ND (1158-1178)

Standard circulation coin
Copper
A# 3426, N# 386608

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Kashgar, Qarakhanids of • Sulayman Tafghaj Khan (circa 1159-1179)

1 AE Dirham - Sulayman Tafghaj Khan
ND (1159-1179)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.65 g • ⌀ 31 mm
A# 3427, N# 386605

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Kashgar, Qarakhanids of • Yusuf Arslan Khan ibn Muhammad (1205)

1 Fals - Yusuf Arslan Khan ibn Muhammad
601 (1205)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.72 g • ⌀ 24 mm
A# 3428, N# 386607

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Kharashkath, Qarakhanids of • Il-Kulug (1013)

1 Fals - Il-Kulug
404 (1013)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.44 g
A# 3433, N# 386513

Islamic states › Qarakhanid dynasty › Qarakhanid apanages › Kharashkath, Qarakhanids of • Ilyas al-Hajjaj (circa 1014-1020)

1 Dirham - Ilyas al-Hajjaj (al-Shash)
411 (1020)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.26 g
A# cf. 3437, N# 386515

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