Yuluq Arslan

Coinage of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (1184–1200) probably Mardin mint. Dated AH 596 (1199-1200 CE). Obverse: Turk, in military outfit and cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; name and title of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah to left; ornamental scrollwork in exergue. Reverse: Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin; name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin.[1]

Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (r.1184–1204) was an Artuqid dynasty ruler of the regions of Mardin and Mayyafariqin. His coinage displays an armoured Turk ruler holding a severed head in his left hand.[2] The obverse acknowledges the religious affiliation to the Abbasid caliph.[2][3][4]

He was succeeded by his son Artuq Arslan.

Coinage of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 (AD 1184-1200) Dated AH 582 (AD 1186-7). Diademed and draped half-length facing male bust.

References

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  1. ^ Whelan Type IV, 58 (for rev.); S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4.
  2. ^ a b "Coin British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org.
  3. ^ BMC Oriental 3 / The coins of the Turkuman houses of Seljook, Urtuk, Zengee, etc in the British Museum, classes X-XIV, 409 p.153
  4. ^ Hillenbrand, Robert (1 January 1999). Islamic Art and Architecture. Thames and Hudson. p. 133, Fig. 104. ISBN 978-0-500-20305-7.
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