1 Jital - Shams ud-Din Iltumish

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.