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1/2 Tanka - Shams-ud-din Muzaffar Shah II
| Issuer | Sultanate of Gujarat |
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| Year | 1519-1523 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse lettering | مظفر شاه بن محمود شاه السلطان |
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Muzaffar Shah II ruled Gujarat at a moment of acute geopolitical pressure — the Portuguese had established a permanent foothold on the western Indian coast, and the Battle of Diu in 1509 had already demonstrated the limits of combined Muslim naval resistance. His reign nonetheless saw Gujarat maintain its position as one of the wealthiest trading sultanates in the subcontinent, with silver coinage circulating through networks stretching from Hormuz to Malacca.
The half tanka fraction in silver is considerably scarcer than the full tanka, reflecting its role in smaller local transactions rather than long-distance mercantile exchange.