Money and Sovereignty in Mecca
Issues of the Sharifs in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9087022 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John L Meloy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 712-738 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4995 • E-ISSN: 1568-5209 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156852010x539159 |
| OpenAlex | W2041371099 |
| Language | EN |
The sharifs of Mecca in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries minted coins that formed the basis of the local monetary system. The Meccan dirham, debased during this period until it was reduced to a copper coin, was an expression of the monetary autonomy of the sharifs and a means of profit for the monetary authorities
Ancient history · Asian studies · Autonomy · China · Economic history · Economics · Fifteenth · Monetary economics · Monetary policy · Money supply · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Profit (economics) · Sovereignty · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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