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1 Tanka - Sams-ud-din Ilyas Shah Firuzabad mint
| Issuer | Sultanate of Bengal |
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| Year | 1342-1357 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Four lines of Arabic inscription fill the central field, conveying the sultan's additional honorifics and his claim to legitimacy through the Abbasid Caliphate. The legend identifies the ruler as Iskandar al-Thani (the Second Alexander) and Yamin al-Khilafa (Right Hand of the Caliphate), titles underscoring political and religious authority. A marginal legend encircling the field records the mint name Firuzabad along with the AH regnal year, following standard Bengal Sultanate epigraphic convention. The script is rendered in bold, deeply struck Arabic Naskh on an irregularly shaped flan with a plain edge. No decorative motifs or borders beyond the text frame are present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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