SINKIANG: Ya39qub Beg, 1864-1877, AR frac12 miscal 405 fen41 401。81g41, Kashghar, AH12911290, Y-37-1。1, Zeno-84276 40this piece41, citing the Ottoman sultan Abdul Aziz, lovely well-centered strike, rare date, VF to EF, RR。 All coins of Ya39qub Beg bear the name of the then current Ottoman sultan, whom he recognized as overlord in order to assure protection against both the Russians and Chinese during the period of the 34The Great Game34 in Central Asia。