Coins of Amir Temur and Ulugh Beg minted in Khorezm

Coins of Amir Temur and Ulugh Beg minted in Khorezm

In 1379–1380, during his fourth campaign, Amir Timur conquered Urgench. Soon he had to leave the city, so the rule in Khorezm passed into the hands of the Sufids, supporters of Tokhtamysh.

From 1380 to 1388, coins with the name of Tokhtamysh were minted there. In 1388, Timur organized the fifth campaign against Khorezm and after a long struggle with Toktamysh he took Urgench again. From that time, copper coins began to be minted on behalf of Timur. In 1408–1409, Khorezm became part of the Jochi Ulus for a short time. During this period, coins were minted on behalf of Shodibek.

In 1410–1411, coins were minted on behalf of two Khans – Timur Khan and Jalalad-Din-Khan who both struggled for power in the Horde. In 1412–1413, Shah Rukh re-annexed Khorezm to the Timurid state, which affected the coinage – now coins were issued on behalf of Shah Rukh, and then Ulugh Beg.

You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "The Collection of the Ichan-Kala State Museum-Reserve" (Volume XLVII) in the series "Сultural legacy of Uzbekistan in the world collections".

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Coins of Amir Temur and Ulugh Beg minted in Khorezm