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1 Tanka - Muhammad bin Tughluq
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1325-1351 |
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| Reference(s) | Mitch WI#2598, GG#0403 |
| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a multi-line Arabic legend arranged within a decorative inner circle, with an outer marginal legend running around the circumference, all enclosed by a beaded or linear border. The inscription in the central panel bears the name and titles of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq in Naskh-style Arabic script. The coin is struck on an irregularly shaped flan characteristic of hammered billon issues of the Tughluq dynasty. The die work is bold though somewhat weakly struck in places, typical of Daulatabad mint production during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq (725–752 AH / 1325–1351 CE). |
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| Mintage | ND (1325-1351) |
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Muhammad bin Tughluq is arguably the most intellectually ambitious — and financially catastrophic — ruler the Delhi Sultanate ever produced. His decision in the early 1330s to shift the imperial capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in the Deccan required moving the entire administrative apparatus roughly 1,100 kilometers south, a logistical disaster that depleted the treasury and destabilized coin supply across the sultanate. He later abandoned Daulatabad entirely.
His infamous token currency experiment — replacing gold and silver with brass and copper at enforced parity — preceded this billon issue and collapsed when subjects began counterfeiting tokens in vast numbers.