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1 Tanka - Jalal ud-Din Muhammad Shah
| Issuer | Bengal Sultanate |
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| Year | 1416-1433 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is fully occupied by multiple lines of Arabic inscription in a bold, angular calligraphic style consistent with Bengal Sultanate hammered coinage. The legend reads 'Nasir Amir al-Muminin Ghawth al-Islam wal-Muslimin,' invoking the Caliph as Commander of the Faithful and acknowledging the Sultan's legitimizing connection to the Abbasid Caliphate. The flan edges are irregular, as is characteristic of hand-struck issues of this period and region. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Jalal ud-Din Muhammad Shah ruled Bengal through a period of considerable administrative consolidation, and his tanka issues are among the more consistently produced of the Sultanate series — struck at the Shahr-i-Naw mint with relatively stable silver content compared to the debased issues that plagued neighboring Jaunpur in the same decades. His reign lasted long enough that die variety collectors find meaningful distinctions across the emission sequence.