TEHRAN – Iranian police recovered 21 ancient coins believed to date back to the Ilhonid era while searching for vehicles near Farji city in North Kolasan province, northeastern Iran.
The discovery was made after officers received a public report and carried out an Intelligence Election-led project, according to a statement from the State Police Department. Based on the information and under judicial approval, officers of the Falluj Police Station were stopped and searched for the suspect’s vehicle.
“During inspections, 21 ancient copper coins were found in the vehicle,” said Major Hojatra Attai, police chief at Falji. “The incident was immediately referred to the state’s Cultural Heritage Department for expert analysis.”
Experts from the local Cultural Heritage Bureau confirmed the credibility of the coin and identified Iran as belonging to the Ilhonid dynasty, which ruled under Mongolian leadership between 1256 and 1335.
The seized artifacts were handed over to the cultural authorities for further investigation and preservation. One suspect was arrested in connection with the lawsuit and referred to the judicial authorities for legal proceedings.
The Ilhonid dynasty played an important role in Iran’s medieval history. It was the Mongol dynasty that ruled Iran from 1256 to 1335. Il-khan is the Persian word for “lower khan.”
Hulegu, the grandson of Jingis Khan, received orders from Mongol Chieftain Mongke Supreme to conquer Iran. Hulegu began around 1253 with a Mongol army of approximately 130,000. According to Britannica, he founded the Il-khanid dynasty in 1256, and by 1258 he conquered Baghdad and all Iran.
The IL-Khanids united their position in Iran and unified the region as a political and territorial entity after centuries of fragmented rule by small dynasties. During the reign of Il-khanid Maumud Ghuzun (r. 1295-1304), Il-khanids lost all contact with the remaining Mongol chiefs of China. Mahmoud Guzhn himself embraced Sunni Islam, and his reign was in the period of Iranian cultural renaissance, with scholars such as Rashid Al Din thriving under his auspices.
Gazan’s brother Orjait (r. 1304-16) converted to Shia Islam in 1310. Orjait’s conversion caused great anxiety, and when he died in 1316, the civil war was imminent. His son and successor, Abu Saad (r. 1317-35), converted to Sunni Islam, and thus managed to prevent war.
However, during Abu Saad’s reign, faction conflicts and internal unrest continued to spread. Abu Sayed died without leaving his heir, and his death broke the unity of the dynasty. After that, various Il-khanid princes ruled part of the dynasty’s old territory until 1353.
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