ILKHANS Muhammad 1135-37 silver dirham 7(3)x AH (1330s AD) Bazar mint

DescriptionBy the time Muhammad was put on the throne as a child by Hasan Buzurg (the Big) the Jalayrid the Ilkhans had become puppets of their supposed vassals, who constantly fought each other.Ilkhan is a Persianization of the name of the founder, the Mongol Hulagu, son of Tolui, grandson of Chingis Khan. It was powerful and wealth for about a century, then the twin scourges of dynastic wars and the Black Plague hit it hard and it fell apart.The term “Islamic coins” refers to coins made by Muslim governments from the time of the first caliphs to an end point in time that varies with the particular country being considered, but is generally some time from the 17th to 19th century. There is a geographic exclusion: India and points east are generally considered separately. The main reference used here is “Checklist of Islamic Coins,” by Stephen Album.