Islamic, Ilkhanids, Qa'an Abaqa, AR Dirhem, 1271-1280, Al-Adil Type, Zeno-187418

Description

This coin was issued under
Qa'an Abaqa
(AH 663-680, 1265-1282 AD), the
Second Qa'an of Ilkhans
.
It is a "
Qa'an al-Adil
" (The Just Qa'an) in hexagram type.
Very interesting coin.
It was minted in AH
67x
(
1271-1280
AD).
Abaqa Qa'an
was
the secon
d Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate.   He was the
son of Hulagu Qa'an
, the grandson of Tolui.
Much of his reign was
consumed with civil wars
in the Mongol Empire, such as those between Ilkhanate and Golden Horde.
He also engaged in unsuccessful attempts at military invasion of Syria, including the Second Battle of Homs.
Hulagu died
from illness in
1265
.  Before his death, he had been negotiating with the
Byzantine Emperor
Michael VIII Palaiologos
to add a daughter of the Byzantine imperial family to Hulagu's number of wives.  Michael VIII had selected his illegitimate daughter
Maria Palaiologina
, who was dispatched in 1265.   Since Hulagu died before she arrived, she was instead
married to Abaqa
.
Maria was called "
Despina Khatun
" by the Mongols.  He decided on the permanent location for the Ilkhanate capital.
He took power four months after the death of his father, and then spent the next several months redistributing fiefs and governorships.
He attempted to secure
Western co-operation
against Muslim Mamluks.  He corresponded with
Pope Clement IV
during 1267-1268,
and reportedly sent a
Mongol ambassado
r in 1268, trying to form a
Franco-Mongol alliance
between his forces, those of the West,
and those of his father-in-law Michael VIII.
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia etc.]
Silver Dirhem.
Design : "Qa'an al Adil" (The Just Qa'an) in hexagram.
"Qa'an" was greater than the title of "Khan".    There are a few coins that have this title on the legend.
Catalogue number is MI-1563 and Zeno-187418.
MI catalogue is "Oriental coins and their values, The World of Islam.",
written by Michael Mitchiner, published by Hawkins Publications in London in 1977.
Zeno on line catalogue is "Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database".
Size : 21 x 21 mm.     Weight : 2.68 gr
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