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1 Jital - Ala ud-Din Masûd Shah
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1242-1246 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Horseman depicted in the Delhi type, shown in profile riding to the right, rendered in a bold but schematic style characteristic of hammered billon jitals of the Delhi Sultanate. The figure of the rider is rendered with limited fine detail owing to the small flan and worn die. An Arabic legend identifying the ruler appears in the field, though partially off-flan. The flan is irregular and somewhat roughly finished, consistent with contemporary mint practice for this denomination. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Ala ud-Din Masud Shah ruled the Delhi Sultanate for less than four years before being deposed by his own nobles in 1246 — a reminder of how completely real power had shifted to the Turkish slave-officer class, the so-called "Forty." His reign produced no significant military campaigns or administrative reforms; the sultanate was effectively governed by Balban and the court faction surrounding him. Coinage from this period consequently reflects continuity rather than initiative, struck to maintain commerce in the Indo-Gangetic plain rather than to project any particular authority.