Sultan Jani / beq / al-Adil // Zarb Sarai al-Jadid, 747 in a number of lines. Dated to 747 AH/1346 AD). 15mm, 1.51 grams. Mint of Sarai al-Jadid. Sagdeeva #232.

The location of Sarai al-Jadid ("New Sarai") is not completely certain - the current consensus is that it was located near the site of Selitrennoe Gorodishche on lower Volga, in modern Russia.

Khan Jani Beq ruled the Golden Horde from 1342 to 1357 and is remembered as a strong and ambitious leader during the later period of Mongol rule in the western steppes. The son of the powerful Khan Uzbek, Jani Beq continued his father’s policy of promoting Islam as the state religion and worked to consolidate central authority. He engaged in campaigns to maintain control over rebellious territories and expanded influence into regions like the Caucasus. Known for his autocratic rule, he is also remembered - according to some accounts- for allegedly murdering his own father and brother to secure power. His death in 1357 triggered a period of rapid decline and internal strife in the Golden Horde, marking the beginning of its fragmentation.