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1 Tanka - Ala al Din Husain Shah Dar al-Zarb mint
| Issuer | Bengal Sultanate |
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| Year | 1493-1518 |
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| Currency | Tanka (1342-1576) |
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| Obverse description | Fourth victory type. The field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription in calligraphic Naskh script proclaiming the sultan's titles and conquests: 'al-Sultan al-Fath al-Kamru wa Kamta wa Jajnagar wa Urissa Ala al-Dunya wa'l Din Abu'l Muzaffar', referencing his victories over the territories of Kamrup, Kamta, Jajnagar, and Orissa. The legend is distributed across the coin's surface within a circular border, characteristic of Bengal Sultanate hammered silver coinage. The mint name 'Dar al-Zarb' appears as part of the obverse field inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | الضرب دار السلطان الفتح الكامروا والكامتا والجاجنكار والأريسا علاء الدنيا والدين أبو المظفر |
| Reverse description | The reverse field carries a multi-line Arabic inscription in Naskh calligraphy recording the full dynastic titulature of the sultan: 'Hussain Shah al-Sultan bin Sayyid Ashraf al-Husaini Khallada Allah Mulkahu wa Sultanahu', meaning 'Husain Shah the Sultan, son of Sayyid Ashraf al-Husaini, may God perpetuate his kingdom and sultanate.' The text is arranged in horizontal lines within a circular border, following the standard epigraphic format of Bengal Sultanate silver tankas. The execution is typical of the hammered coinage of the Husain Shahi dynasty. |
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