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1 Tanka - Ala al Din Husain Shah Husainabad mint
| Issuer | Bengal Sultanate |
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| Year | 1493-1518 |
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| Currency | Tanka (1342-1576) |
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| Obverse lettering | حسين آباد |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Ala al-Din Husain Shah is widely regarded as the greatest ruler of the Bengal Sultanate — a king whose 26-year reign saw Bengali culture, literature, and trade reach an unusual peak of regional independence from the Delhi-centered powers to the west. The Husainabad mint itself was established by Husain Shah and named in his own honor, a practice reflecting the degree to which he consolidated personal authority across Bengal's administrative geography.
The Vaishnava saint Chaitanya lived and preached during this exact reign, and contemporary sources record that Husain Shah's administration maintained a notably tolerant posture toward Hindu religious activity — striking for a Muslim sultan of the period.