{"product_id":"scarce-large-silver-dirham-temp-qaidu-1269-1302-677-ah-otrar-ogedeid-mongols","title":"Scarce large silver dirham, temp. Qaidu (1269-1302), 677 AH, Otrar, Ogedeid Mongols","description":"\u003cp\u003eScarce silver dirham citing the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir, temp. Qaidu (1269-1302), 677 AH, Otrar, Ogedeid Mongols\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentral Kufic legend:\u003cem\u003e al-hamd li-Ilah al-mulk li-Ilah\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Praise be to God, the kingdom is God's\" ); slightly abbreviated partial Kufic legend in the square margin: \u003cem\u003ezarb haza bibaldat \/ Otrar sanat \/ seba wa \/ seba\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ein wa sitt mi'at\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Struck in the town of Otrar, year six hundred seventy seven\") \/ Tamgha of Qaidu with four annulets and ornate patterns around; marginal Kufic legend: \u003cem\u003eal-imam al-a’zam al-Nasir amir al-mu’min\u003c\/em\u003e (\"The supreme imam al-Nasir, commander of the faithful\"). 25mm, 1.96 grams. Otrar mint, dated AH 677 (AD 1278). Nyamaa 43 (Tuqa Timur); SNA Tübingen 10 var. (legends); Album 1984X(?); ICV –; Zeno 37737. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScarcer date. Very nice quality for this type (Qaidu's coins from Otrar are usually very poorly struck).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoins of Qaidu are typically placed under the Chaghatayids, as these issues typically derive from mints traditionally their authority. However, Qaidu was a great-grandson of Ögedai, and he attempted to establish a khanate for his branch of the descendants of Chingiz Khan. The Ögedeid territory had consisted of the eastern parts of the Mongol domains, but Guyuk’s contentious reign as Ögedei’s successor led to this region passing to the descendants of Tolui. Qaidu attempted to regain his ancestral domain after establishing a base in the Chagatayid region, leading to a thirty-year war with Kublai Khan and his successor Temur, which involved nearly all the other Mongol khanates at various times, whose allegiance shifted between the two sides as their fortunes allowed. For much of this time, Qaidu was very successful, but the constant warfare never allowed him to consolidate his power, leading to revolts in areas he conquered or pacified. In 1301, he was mortally wounded in battle near Karakorum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMall.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019179262267,"sku":"x4051-60684","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w60684.jpg?v=1772642803","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/scarce-large-silver-dirham-temp-qaidu-1269-1302-677-ah-otrar-ogedeid-mongols","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}