1. Artemide Aste
  2. Artemide eLive Auction 38 (31 May - 1 June 2025)
  3. Ancient and Medieval Asia
Lot 208:
Chingiz (Gengis) Khan (602-624 a.H. / 1206-1227 d.C.). AE Jital, citing Chingiz as 'al-Khaqan al-Adil al-Azam ('Khan of Khans, the Just, the Supreme' in Arabic) and the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah (1180-1225), Mongol military base around or in Ghazna. AE. 4.2 g. 17 mm. Good VF / About EF. This coin type was issued during the Mongol pursuit of Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, the final ruler of the Khwarezmian dynasty, as he fled toward the Indus River. In the spring of 1221, Jalal suffered a major defeat at the Battle of the Indus, but to Genghis Khan’s frustration, he managed to escape into India. He continued to trouble the Mongols until his assassination by an unknown Kurd in the mountains near Mayyafarikin in 1231.
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