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1 Yakgani - Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1320-1325 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Arabic legend in bold Naskh-style script, reading 'Al-Sultan al-Ghazi Ghiyath al-Dunya wa'l-Din', the full royal title of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. The inscription fills the flan without a surrounding border, with letters closely spaced across the irregular coin surface. The die work is vigorous though somewhat crude, consistent with the hammered coinage practices of early Tughluq-era mints. The surface shows characteristic porosity and die wear typical of billon jitals of this reign. |
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| Mintage | ND (1320-1325) - (fr) daté existent |
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Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq founded his dynasty after overthrowing the last Khilji ruler, Khusraw Khan, in 1320 — a usurper himself, which made the legitimacy question particularly acute. The yakgani was a fractional billon denomination, and its debased silver content reflects the fiscal strain inherited from the late Khilji period rather than any policy choice of the new sultan. Ghiyath al-Din's reign lasted only five years before his death in 1325, widely attributed to a pavilion collapse possibly engineered by his own son, the future Muhammad bin Tughluq.