Shahada within a dotted border, decorations around / Tamgha of Toghtu, Zarb fi Khwarezm Saneh 687 ("Struck in Khwarezm in the year 687") within a dotted square, decorations around. 17mm, 2.38 grams. Mint of Khwarezm. Singatullina #257.

Struck in 687 AH (1288 CE). Rare.

Toqta Khan, who ruled the Golden Horde from 1291 to 1312, was a key figure in stabilizing the state after a period of internal turmoil. A descendant of Jochi, he came to power with the support of the influential Nogai Khan but later turned against and defeated him to centralize authority. Toqta strengthened ties with the Mamluks, Byzantine Empire, and Russian principalities, and played a major role in securing trade routes, including those of the Silk Road and Black Sea ports. His reign is noted for efforts to assert stronger control over the empire’s vast territories and to curb the influence of rival nobles. Toqta’s support for Islam, though not as forceful as his successors’, set the stage for the full Islamization of the Golden Horde under Öz Beg Khan.