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SINDH is the area around the river Indus and the Thar desert. Majority of what Sindh once was is now in the south-eastern part of Pakistan lying to the west of Rajastan and north-west of Gujarat. Sindh was one of the oldest inhabited places on earth. It witnessed the Indus Valley Civilisation evolve around its vicinity. Alexander the Great, Chandragupta Maurya, Asoka and many other legends had Sindh as part of their empire. First Muslim conquest of Sindh was in 712 CE. Following this, Sindh was ruled by representatives of the Caliphate. Later it was conquered by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. When Ghaznavids fell to Muhammad bin Sam, it became their land, but when Muhammad bin Sam died, the Governor at Sind declared independence. Sind Sultans ruled for a period, though they were constantly in conflict with Delhi. Delhi rulers were masters of Sind for quite a period. But Sind was not peaceful and local tribes were regularly attempting to gain control of the area. Afghan nobles, Soomas who were converted local Rajputs who assumed the title "Jam" and local tribes fought against the Delhi rulers and between them to keep Sindh under their control. They shot into prominence when Delhi grew weaker and vice versa. Finally when Akbar conquered it, Sindh became part of the Mughal Empire.
Habbarid Amirs of SindhFirst slot of Muslim rule was filled by the Abbasid Amirs of the Caliphate. In 841.CE, Aziz al-Habbari took Sindh to a semi-independent rule. There were quite a few known as "Habbarid Amirs" who followed, Daud, Abd al-Rahman, Ali, Muhammad, Abdallah, Umar, Hatim, Isa, Yahya and Ahmad to mention some. There is no data on their lineage. So the posts are not in order of sequence. Amir Abdulla These are tiny little cuties with excellent clear strike on very small flan. These are called "Qandhari dirhams" or "Dammas". Edited by drnsreedhar
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Those overlays really help me--thx. I do have a question about the Amir Mohammad coin. At 12 o'clock on the obv, there is a giant half loop (like an upper case letter U). Any thoughts as to its significance? It doesn't look like damage to me, but rather a purposeful design element.
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Thank you Spence for the post.
It is for sure a purposeful design because this can be seen in some other coins also. May be it is like the star or the crescent mark that we see on Muhammad bin Sam and Khusrau Malik coins. It may be a mint mark either. I too am intrigued by them. Shall post if I get some lead. Thanks.
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Amir Ali Curiously this coin also has a "u" shaped mark on the top of the obverse.
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Ah, excellent! A new drnsreedhar thread to be bookmarked alongside all my other bookmarks for his various series. These are so informative and are very helpful for attribution work. Thanks for the ongoing research and for the willingness to provide us with the free education.
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Thank you Bob for your very encouraging post. In my mother tongue (a local dialect called "Malayalam" spoken only by about thirty million people in the southern tip of peninsular India), there is a poem that tells about education. The poet very rightly says that "it is knowledge alone that increases when you give it away". The moral of the poem is "Together we learn the more we gain". With each question someone asks me, I have something new to learn. It is my pleasure. Please be generous to ask them. Once again thank you.
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Amir Umar
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Amir Abdul Rahman
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