Anatolian Beyliks, Akche AH 728 (1367), Kegoniya

Category: Anatolian Beyliks
Country/Region: Beylik of Eretna
Ruler/Area: Ala al-Din 'Ali Beg
Denomination: Akche
Year: AH 728 (1367)
Mint: Kegoniya
Weight: 1,637 g
Material: Silver
Reference: Album 2324A, Zeno cat. 347200
Grade: VF+
Quality Note: Toned
Description: The Uyghur successors of the Mongols in Anatolia; The Eretnids (Eretna Beyliği) were a dynasty that ruled a state spanning central and eastern Anatolia from 1335 to 1381. The dynasty's founder, Eretna, was an Ilkhanid officer of Uyghur origin (ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia, and modern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China), under Timurtash, who was appointed as the governor of Anatolia. Some time after the latter's downfall, Eretna became the governor under the suzerainty of the Jalayirid ruler Hasan Buzurg; Countermarked "lillah" in eye-shaped frame on Kegoniyan Akche AH 827 (1424)