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Jital - Nasir Al-din Ismail Shah
| Issuer | Bahmani Sultanate |
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| Year | 1346-1347 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crudely struck Arabic legend in three lines across the field reading 'Nasir al-dunya wa'l-din' (Helper of the World and the Faith), the honorific laqab of the sultan. The script is executed in a bold, informal Naskh hand typical of early Bahmani coinage, with letters occupying nearly the entire flan. The irregular planchet shows characteristic hammered die stress with slight weakness at the margins. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Bahmani Sultanate was founded in 1347 when Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah led a revolt against the Tughluq governors of the Deccan — making coins attributable to the transitional year of 1346–47 among the most historically loaded in the entire series. Ismail Shah was the Tughluq-appointed governor whose authority was being actively displaced during this period, meaning this jital likely circulated at the precise moment the political ground was shifting beneath the issuing power.