Khan al-adil Toqhtu ("The Just Khan Toghtu") / Tamgha of Toghtu, Zarb Qarm 5 ("Struck in Qarm, (69)5") around. 18mm, 1.35 grams. Mint of Qirim. Sagdeyeva #163.

Minted in 695 AH (1295 CE).

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.