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history does not repeat itself but it rhymes
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Was this the Khan that had this special rubber tree in his garden and they would make the paper from its bark?
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The text in the image is from:
PAPER CURRENCY IN IRAN: A contribution to the cultural and economic history of Iran in the Mongol Period https://www.jstor.org/stable/41929763
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There is a Twitter thread by @arbedout with some more context:
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And a great comment reply:
the lasting legacy of the Mongolian empire is paper money
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