AR tanka of Shah Rukh (1404-1446) son of Tamerlane, countermarked by Abu'l Said (1451-1468), Timurids

Tanka of Shah Rukh from the mint of Sawah (Mitch. WOI 1918) countermarked with a large countermark of Abu'l Said ibn Mohammed (1451-1468). 22.5mm, 5.09 grams. Mitch. WOI - for the countermark. Rare variety of the countermark.

Shah Rukh was the son of the Central Asian conqueror Timur (Tamerlane), who founded the Timurid dynasty in 1370. However, Shah Rukh ruled only over the eastern portion of the empire established by his father, the western territories having been lost to invaders in the aftermath of Timur's death. In spite of this, Shah Rukh's empire remained a cohesive dominion of considerable extent throughout his reign, as well as a dominant power in Asia.