2020-03-13 Fri

Shahrukh Mirza was a ruler of the Timurid Empire reigning from 1405 to 1447AD. He was a son of Central Asian conqueror Timur, who founded the Timurid Dynasty in 1370. He is best known as a patron of the arts.

Shahrukh controlled the main trade routes between Asia and Europe, including the Silk Road, and became immensely wealthy as a result. He made Herat his capital. Continuing power struggles among various members of his own family forced Shahrukh to undertake a number of military campaigns to ensure his power. He died on 13th March in the year 1447.

During the reign, he introduced silver ‘Shahrukhis’ in the early fifteenth-century A.D. These coins were thin broad pieces that illustrate ‘Kalima’ with the names of four ‘Khalifas’ in the margin on its obverse. The reverse side of the coin included the king’s name and in the margin were his titles along with the name of the mint and date. Depicted here is a silver Tanka issued by him in 837 AH from Yazd mint.

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