The World of Islam

1. Islamic Caliphate: AH.1-132

    a. Arab-Byzantine coins

    b. Arab-Sassanian coins before currency reform of AH. 77/79

    c. Reformed Omayyad coins: AH.79-132

2. Abbasid Calips of Bagdad, AH.132-656

    a. First periode, AH.132-218

    b. Second periode, AH.219-279

    c. Third periode, AH.279-334

    d. Interim periode, AH.334-555

    e. Fourth periode, AH.555-656

    f. Abbasid provincial coins of Tabaristan

    g. Abbasid provincial coins of the East

        1.  Bokhara     2. Seistan     3. Tahirids AH. 205-259      4. Tulunids AH. 254-292

3. Medival Spain and North Africa

    a. Omayyads of Spain, AH. 138-422

    b. The Idrisids and the Aghlabids of N. Africa.

      1. Idrisids AH. 172-314

      2. Aghlabids AH. 184-296

     c. The Almoravids of North Africa and Spain AH. 448-541

    d. The Muwahhids of North Africa and Spain and their successors

4. Post-Abbasid dynasties of the East Central  Provinces

      1. Hamdanids AH.317-394  

      2. Buyids of Mesopotamia and Persia  AH.320-454

5. Post-Abbasid coinage of the Eastern Provincies

    a. Amirs of Sind, Amirs of Multan AH.300-400

    b. Samanids AH.261-389 incl. Simjurids

        1.Bull & Horseman types    2. Islamic style coins

    c. Samanid- Ghaznavid coinage in N. Afghanistan AH.384-388

    d. The Ghaznavid AH.351-582

    e. Later Saffarids ( Kings of Nimruz ) AH.460-622

6. The Ayyubid-Seljuq Period

    a.The Ayyubids AH.564-658

    b. The Seljuqs AH.429-700       

    c. The Ilak Khans ( Qurakhanids ) AH. 315-607

    d. The Kwarezmshahs AH.521-628

    e. The Ghorids AH. 544-612

    f. The Emirate of Ghazni AH. 602-611

    g. The Shahs of Kurraman and Sind AH. 602-658

    h. Seljuqs of Rum AH. 470-707

    i. The Urtukids and the Atabegs

7. The Mamluke- Ottoman Period

    a. Southern Turkey

    b. Western Turkey

    c. Northern Turkey

        1. The Isfendiarids

    d. Eastern  Turkey

    e. The Ottomans (Othmanlis) AH.699-1340

    f.  Post Ottoman states

        1.Egypt   2.Tunesia    3.Algeria    4. Sudan      5. Morocco   

8.    Southern Arabia and Eastern Africa

    a. Zanzibar

    b. Yemen

    c. Saudi Arabia

9. The Mongol period in the East

    a. The Mongol Great Khans

        1. Mongol Great Khans AH.603-655

    b. Khan of the Golden Horde AH.621-c.864

        1. Blue Horde of Western Kipchak    2. United Blue and White Hordes

    c. The Khans of Krim AH.823-1197

    d. The Ilkhans, Mongols of Persia AH. 654-750

    e. The Kutlugh Khans of Kirman AH. 619-703

    f. The Injurids of south-west Iran AH.736-814

    g. The Jalarids AH.736-814

    e. The Muzaffarids of south-west Iran AH.746-795

    f. The Serbadarids of Khorasan AH.737-783

    g. The Timurids AH.771-906

10. Post -Timurid dynasties of Cerntral Asia.

    a. Shaybanids of Transoxiana AH.906-1007

11. Iran and Afghanistan under Sefavids and their successsors

    a. The Sefavids AH.906-1169

    b. Afghans in Persia AH.1135-1142

    c. The Efsharis AH.1148-1210

    d. The Zands AH.1163-1209

    e. The Kajars AH.1193-1344

    f. The Pahlavis from AD. 1925

    g. Khans of Kaukasus

        1. Khans of Ganja    2. Khans of Shamakhi

    i. The Durranis of Afghanistan AH.1160-1258

    j. The Barakzais of Afghanistan from AH.1239

    k. Autonomous civic coinage of Afghanistan

    l.  Some Post-Afghan states

    m. The Sikhs

        1. The Sikhs        2. Dogra Rajas of Kashmir

12. Larins

    a. Persian Gulf series

        1.Ottoman larins  2. Persian (Sefavid) larins  3.Kingdom of Hormuz  4. Later larins of Hasa

    b. West coast of India

        1 Bijapur larins

    c. Maldive Islands

    d. Ceylon

13.East and West during the Islamic period

    a. The Kingdom of Georgia

    b. Uncertain mint

14.Sultans of  Delhi

    a. Ghorids  AH.589-c.607

    b. Slave Kings AH.602-689

    c. Khaljis AH.689-720

    d. Tughluqs AH.720-817

    e. Sayyids and Lodis AH.817-930

    f. Suris (Afghans), AH.945-962

15.The Goveners, Rebels and Sultans of  Bengal

    a. Ghiyath al din Ahwaz, rebel AH.608-625

    b. Govenors of the House of Balban AH.681-739

    c. Sultans of Bengal AH.739-944

    d. Suri (Afghan) sultans of Bengal AH.960-984

    e. Sultans of Madura AH.734-779

    f. Bahmani sultans of Gulbarga,(Deccan) AH.748-933

    g. Sultans of Juanpur AH.796-905

    h. Sultans of Gujarat AH.799-980 & 991-992

    i. Sultans of Malwa AH.804-937 & 943-968

    j. Deccan states of the Post-bahmani period

        1. 'Adil Shahs of Bijapur AH.895-1097

        2. Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar  AH.896-1004

        3. Qutb Shahis of Colconda AH.918-1098

    k. Barid Shahs of Bidar AH.897-1028

    l. Sultans of Kalpi AH.802-846

    m. Sultans of Kashmir AH.735-995

16.The Moghul Empire

17.Moghul succession states in India

    a. The Marathas

        1. Major Maratha coin series of Western India:-  The Maratha sovereign ( Satara ),

        the Peshwa ( Poona ) and other mints ( Nipani, Kylyan ).

        2. The Nawabs of Surat, Broach and Ammadabad.

        3. The Marathas in Eastern Central India:  the Bhonsla Rajas

        4. The Marathas in Penninsular India:  Marathas of Tanjore

        5. Transient Maratha conquests north of the River Jumma: Kalpi, Etawa, Patna.

        6. Erly Maratha Confederate  coinage of Malwa & invirons. Ravishnagor-Saugor

        7. Maratha states and their neighbours in Malwa and adjacent regions. c. 1780-1947   

            a. West Malwa and environs: The Gaikwars of Baroda,  The Holkars of Indore

            b. Lesser states near Indore: Banswara, Dhar, Jaora, Ratlam

            c. East Malwa and environs: The Sindhias of Gwalior, The Begums of Bhopal

            d. Lesser states incorporated by Gwalior: Bajranggarh, Narwar, Saugor

            e. Lesser states near Gwalior: Bijawar, Chhatarpur, Datia, Orchha

    b.Kutch and Kathiawar

        1. Jams of Nawanagar,  2. Ranas of Porbandar,  3. Diwans of Junagadh

        4. Nawabs of Radhanpur,  5. Kutch

    c. The states of Rajputana

        1. Five major states: Jaisalmir, Jaipur, Bhartpur, Jodhpur, Mewar

        2. Lesser states: Bikanir, Kuchawan, Tonk, Alwar,Kishangarh, Islamabad-Mathura,

            Munimabad-Bindraban, Bundi, Kotah, Jhalawar, Shapura, Partabgarh, Rewah.

    d. Northern states

        1. Awad in the Ganges valley,  2. The Chand Rajas of Garhwal

    e. Southern states

        1. Nizams of the Deccan ( Hyderabad ), AD. 1724-1948

        2. Feudatories of the Nizams:  Rajas of Narayan Pett, Rajas of Wanparti,                        

            Local coinage of Elicphur

        3. Nawabs of the Carnatic ( Arcot ) AD. 1690-1825

    f. Some European coins struck in the Moghul style and fabric.

    a. Portugal  

    b. France

    c. Netherlands

    d. Denmark

    e. England   

18.Some states far North / South of India

    a. Ahom Kingdom of Assam,

    b. Kingdom of Mysore, Islamic periode: AD. 1761-1799

19.The Islands off India

    a. Ceylon

    b. Maldive Islands

20.Islam in South-east Asia

 

 

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