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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:

https://twitter.com/arbedout/status/1533585355617841162 https://nitter.net/arbedout/status/1533585355617841162 <-- Shows the thread in a single, easy-to-read, web page

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And a great comment reply:

the lasting legacy of the Mongolian empire is paper money

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