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Ghaznavid Empire

A Persianate Muslim dynasty of Turkic origin that ruled large parts of Iran, Afghanistan, Transoxiana and Northwest India.

Kind: empire
Region: Central Asia, Asia
Recorded period: AD 977 – 1186

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Dirham of the Ghaznavids, 365–387 [=976–997] from Farwan [?]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Dirham of the Ghaznavids, 365–387 [=976–997] from Farwan [?]

976 - 997

Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle, decoration, below which in Arabic characters in Kufic script a four-line inscription, the Kalima [=profession of faith] ? Around the circle, an inscription in Arabic characters in Kufic script. Reverse: an inscription in four lines in Arabic characters in Kufic script. The Rijk…

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