A STUDY OF 13TH-CENTURY COINS FROM THE PULAD MINT IN XINJIANG

Abstract. Pulad is located in Dalet Town in present-day Bole City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This city, which had great strategic significance during the Mongol-Yuan period in the 13th century, is situated in the middle section of the northern route of the Silk Road, enjoying a unique geographical location. This paper, through sorting and classifying the coins of the Mongol-Yuan period unearthed in the Bole area in recent years, conducts a detailed study of the coins of the Pulad mint in the 13th century and the interpretation of the coin legends. As an important city under the rule of the Mongol Empire, the evolution of Pulad's coins is closely related to the political situation and ruling strategies of the Mongol Empire. From the period of Ögedei Khan to the period of Möngke Khan, and then to the period of Qaidu Khan, the coins of the Pulad mint have undergone changes in terms of appearance, legends, etc. These changes reflect the political patterns and ruling characteristics of the Mongol Empire in different periods of the 13th century. The coins found in the Bole area should be studied in detail, as this expands our knowledge of the monetary system of the Mongol-Yuan period.