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1 Jital - Shams ud-Din Iltumish
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1210-1235 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Rough |
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Iltutmish — the spelling preferred by most modern historians over the catalog's romanization — was not born to rule. A slave purchased by Qutb ud-Din Aibak, he rose through military distinction to become governor of Badaun before seizing the sultanate itself in 1211 following Aibak's death in a polo accident. His billon jitals were the workhorse coinage of early Delhi, circulating across a revenue apparatus he was actively rebuilding from Ghurid foundations. The Delhi mint had no continuous tradition to inherit; Iltutmish was largely inventing administrative coinage as he went.