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[[Image: UZB-TIM_807AH_fourthtanka_KhalilSultan_SA-lot655-A2392-18May2013-NS.jpg|550px|thumb|Steve Album sale 16, lot 655]]
The Timurid Dynasty had one of its capitals in Samarqand, [[Uzbekistan]], as well as Herat, [[Afghanistan]], and covered all of modern-day [[Iran]]. In addition to the above regions, Timurid rule extended to parts of contemporary [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Turkey]], and the Caucasus. The dynasty was founded by the Turkic ruler Timur (Tamerlane) in the 14th century, coalescing into an empire by 1370 AD. It eventually weakened and the capital of Samarqand was overrun by the Uzbeks of Muhammad Shaybani in 1505 AD. 

The specimen shown was lot 655 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"TIMURID: Khalil Sultan, 1405-1409, AR ¼ tanka, Samarqand, AH807, nice strike, lovely VF, ex Ruud Schüttenhelm collection."</blockquote> 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 1.59 g.

''Catalog reference:'' A-2392.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Album, Stephen. ''Checklist of Islamic Coins.''  Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen. ''Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16''. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
* Mitchiner, Michael. ''Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam''. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications. 

''Link to:''
* [[Uzbekistan-Timurid AH783 1 dirham|AH783 1 dirham]]
* [[Uzbekistan-Timurid AH785 1 dirham|AH785 1 dirham]]
* [[Uzbekistan-Timurid AH853 1 tanka|AH853 1 tanka]]
* [[Afghanistan (1425-47) tanka]]
* [[Turkey-Timurid AH807 1 akce]]
* [[Iran AH 817 tanka|AH 817 (1414) tanka, Iskandar, Isfahan mint]]
* return to coins of [[Uzbekistan]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1404]]

[[Category:Timurid coinage]][[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 16]]