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| Amirs of Sind
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c. 257 -- 421 AH / c. 870 -- 1030 AD
Sind have applied to the territory comprising of all the valley of
Indus valley from the Arabian Sea to the Salt Range with
Mansura in south and Multan in north. From early 8th century AD
this area was ruled by the
Governers appointed by the Umayyad and then the Abbasid Caliphs. In ninth
century AD separate kingdoms were set up in Mansura and Multan. The rulers
of Mansura are usually known as Amirs of Sind or Habbarids. Very little
is known about them apart from there coins which are given below. In AD
1030 Sind was conquered by Mahmud of Ghazni.
Amirs of Sind and their counterparts in Multan also
struck copper coins. These copper coins are of two types: one with
inscription only and other with a four pettal flower on reverse.
They struck large number of small silver coins weighing about 500 mg which
are called Qandhari Dirhams. These coins seem to have been struck
from debased silver and look coppery.
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| 1. Abd Allah |
| 2. Abd Al-Rahman |
| 3. Ahmad |
| 4. Ali |
| 5. Daud |
| 6. Hatim |
| 7. Isa |
| 8. Muhammad |
| 9. Umar |
| 10. Yahya |
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| Type:
Legends found on coins of Amirs of Sind |
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A. |
Metal: Silver
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| Obv. la ilaha
illallah wahdahu la shrikalahu
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| Rev. Muhammad
Rasul allah al-amir...
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B. |
Metal: Silver
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| Obv. billah thiqqa.... wa
nasrahu
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| Rev. illah
Muhammad Rasul allah
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C. |
Metal: Silver
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| Obv.
billah yathiqu.... wa behi yantasir
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| Rev. illah
Muhammad Rasul allah
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D. |
Metal: Silver, Copper
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| Obv. allah wali ... wa
nasarahu
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| Rev. illah
Muhammad Rasul allah
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E. |
Metal: Copper
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| Obv. la ilaha illallah abd
allah
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| Rev. Muhammad
Rasul allah abd allah
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