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1 Tanka - Ala al Din Husain Shah
| Issuer | Bengal Sultanate |
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| Year | 1493-1518 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic inscription reading 'Al-Sultan al-Adil' (The Just Sultan), rendered in bold, somewhat crude Naskh script characteristic of Bengal Sultanate coinage. The legends fill the flan in the typical fashion of medieval Indo-Islamic hammered silver tankās, with inscriptions arranged in horizontal registers across the face. The irregular flan edges are a hallmark of the hand-struck production technique employed at the Bengal mint during this period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field filled with a multi-line Arabic inscription in Naskh script identifying the ruler as 'Sultan Husain Shah ibn Sayyid Ashraf al-Husayni', arranged in horizontal registers across the flan. The royal genealogical title asserting descent from the Prophet's family through Sayyid Ashraf al-Husayni is presented in the boldly struck, slightly irregular lettering typical of hammered Bengal Sultanate coinage. The reverse inscription complements the obverse by providing the full royal titulature of Ala al-Din Husain Shah. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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