In the name of Sanjar, citing his father and overlord Tarmashirin. Dated to 732 AH (1332). 28mm, 7.98 grams. Mint of Samarqand. cf.Zeno #258492.

Very large piece, rare.

Sanjar Khan (r. 731–734 AH / 1331–1334 CE) was a Chaghataid ruler of Transoxiana and a descendant of Chaghatai Khan, notable for his conversion to Islam and adoption of the Muslim name ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn. Unlike many of his predecessors, Sanjar ruled primarily from the settled, urban west of the khanate, favoring Muslim elites in cities such as Samarkand and Bukhara and attempting to govern according to Islamic law rather than traditional Mongol steppe customs. While these policies strengthened his support among the sedentary population, they provoked strong opposition from the nomadic Mongol aristocracy of eastern Moghulistan, who viewed his rule as a betrayal of Chaghataid tradition. This internal divide led to his overthrow and execution in 734 AH.