1/2 Falus - Ala Al Din Bahman Shah

The Bahmani Sultanate was founded in 1347 when Ala ud-Din Bahman Shah led a successful revolt against the Tughluq governors of the Deccan, establishing the first independent Muslim sultanate in southern India. Coinage from his reign is scarce precisely because the administrative apparatus of a new state — mints, die-cutters, supply chains for metal — had to be built from nothing in the immediate aftermath of rebellion.

Half-falus fractions from this early Bahmani period survive in far smaller numbers than full falus pieces, suggesting limited production runs rather than heavy circulation losses.