abbasi

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The abbasi was a silver coin widely used as a principal monetary unit in Persia during the Safavid dynasty, named after Shah Abbas I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical currency
silver coin
associatedDynasty Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid dynasty
associatedWithRuler Abbas I
surface form: Shah Abbas I of Persia
circulationRegion Iran
coinType silver denomination
countryAtTimeOfUse Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid Iran
currencyOf Safavid Empire
denominationClass Persian silver coinage
etymology derived from the name Abbas
historicalPeriod early modern period
historicalSignificance key unit in Safavid Persian economy
material silver
monetaryRole medium of exchange
store of value
unit of account
monetarySystem Safavid monetary system
namedAfter Abbas I
surface form: Shah Abbas I
namedForRuler Abbas I
surface form: Abbas the Great
status obsolete currency
usedAs principal monetary unit
usedDuring Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid dynasty
usedIn Persia
usedInTrade domestic trade in Safavid Iran
regional trade in the Middle East

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Safavid Empire currency abbasi