Egypt, Eyalet / Khedivate Mahmud I the Hunchback 1 Zeri Mahbub

History

1 Zeri Mahbub 1731, KM# 86, Egypt, Eyalet / Khedivate, Mahmud I the Hunchback

Obverse. Photo © Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS.com)

Description

Mahmud I (1696– 1754), known as Mahmud the Hunchback, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. He took over the throne after the Patrona Halil rebellion and he kept good relations with the Mughal and Safavid Empires.

The Eyalet of Egypt operated as an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire from 1517 to 1867. It originated as a result of the conquest of Mamluk Egypt by the Ottomans in 1517, following the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17) and the absorption of Syria into the Empire in 1516. Egypt always proved a difficult province for the Ottoman Sultans to control, due in part to the continuing power and influence of the Mamluks, the Egyptian military caste who had ruled the country for centuries.

Weight varies 2.50-2.60 g

Obverse	Monogram, signature Tughra Tree, flower, plant etc. Lotus Tughra in Mahmud I name, small lotus at right Ottoman Turkish legend "Struck in Egypt" and the accession year in Hejira (AH1143) below, knot as an initial mark, the year of the Sultan's reign (ع) at the left. A tughra (Ottoman Turkish: طغرا‎ tuğrâ) is a calligraphic monogram, seal or signature of a sultan that was affixed to all official documents and correspondence. It was also carved on his seal and stamped on the coins minted during his reign. Tughras served a purpose similar to the cartouche in ancient Egypt or the Royal Cypher of British monarchs, every Ottoman sultan had his own individual tughra. محمود خان بن مصطفى عز نصره صرب في (ع) مصر سنة ١١٤٣
Reverse	Depicts 4-line Arabic legend: Sultan of the two lands, Khaqan (emperor) of the two seas, the sultan son of the sultan, the year of the Sultan's reign (رأ) at the 3rd line. سلطان البرين وخاقان البحرين السلطان بن (رأ) السلطان
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