Gold 1/4 Ashrafi of Suleiman Mirza, Sub-King in Badakhshan (1529-1584) in the name of the Mughal Emperor Humayun (1530-1556)

Shahada / Name and titles of Humayun. 13mm, 0.72 g. Rare. Badakhshan mint. Album 2464.

Excellent quality, much nicer than these usually are.

The Mirzas were a sub-clan of the Timurids who conquered northern India and established the Mughal empire. Most of the fractional gold of Badakhshan bore the names of the Mughal rulers, Babar, Humayan, and Akbar.