Medieval India - Arabic Sultanates (9th - 16th century) COINS

Bahmani Sultanate (also known as Gulbarga Sultanate) The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India. The sultanate was founded in 1347 by the Turkish governor Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, who revolted against the Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq. His revolt was successful, and he established an independent state on the Deccan out of the Delhi Sultanate's southern provinces. The Bahmani capital was Ahsanabad (Gulbarga) between 1347 and about 1425, when it was moved to Muhammadabad (Bidar). The Bahmani contested for control of the Deccan with the Hindu Vijayanagara empire to the south. The sultanate reached the peak of its power during the vizierate (1466–1481) of Mahmud Gawan. After 1518 the sultanate broke up into five states, Ahmednagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur, and Golconda, known collectively as the Deccan sultanates.
	Shams-Ud-Din Ahmad Shah II (838-862 AH or 1434-1457 AD)
	HUGE!!! Heavy 1 & 2/3 ghani of Shams-Ud-Din Ahmad Shah II (838-862 AH or 1434-1457 AD), 21.5mm, 16.3g. Arabic legends on both sides. Very large and heavy!!! VF, scarce. Rajgor type 2600. Stock #23358	US$ 15.00 SOLD
	HUGE!!! Heavy 1 & 2/3 ghani of Shams-Ud-Din Ahmad Shah II (838-862 AH or 1434-1457 AD), 21.5mm, 16.3g. Arabic legends on both sides. Very large and heavy!!! VF, scarce. Rajgor type 2600. Stock #23349	US$ 12.00 SOLD
	HUGE!!! Heavy 1 & 2/3 ghani of Shams-Ud-Din Ahmad Shah II (838-862 AH or 1434-1457 AD), 21.5mm, 16.2g. Arabic legends on both sides. Very large and heavy!!! VF, scarce. Rajgor type 2600. Stock #23359.	US$ 6.50 SOLD
	Shams-Ud-Din Muhammad Shah III (867-887 AH or 1462-1482 AD)
	Large and heavy 1&1/2ghani of Muhammed Shah III (1462-1482), 21mm, 16.1g. Arabic legends on both sides. Very large and heavy!!! VF, scarce. Rajgor type 2347. Stock #23361.	US$ 15.00 SOLD
	Large and heavy ghani of Muhammed Shah III (1462-1482), 20mm, 13.4g. Arabic legends on both sides. Very large and heavy!!! VF, scarce. Rajgor type 2347. Stock #23345.	US$ 14.00 SOLD
	Mahmud Shah (887-924 AH or 1482-1518 AD)
	Large and heavy 1&1/2ghani of Mahmud Shah (1482-1518), 21mm, 19.2g. Arabic legends on both sides. Very large and heavy!!! EF. Rajgor type 2670. Stock #23347.	US$ 16.00 SOLD
Bengal Sultanate The Turkic invasion of India (including Bengal) came in the early 13th century. The invaders defeated the Sena king Laxmansena at his capital, Nabadwip in 1203 (1204?) The Deva family — the last Hindu dynasty to rule in Bengal — ruled briefly in eastern Bengal, although they were suppressed by the mid-fourteenth century. During the early Muslim period, the former kingdom became known as the Sultanate of Bangala, ruled intermittently from the Sultanate of Delhi. The chaotic shifts in power between the Afghan and Turkish rulers of that sultanate came to an end when Moghul rule became established in Bengal during the sixteenth century. In 1534, the Afghan Sher Shah Suri, or Farid Khan — a man of incredible military and political skill — succeeded in defeating the superior forces of the Mughals under Humayun at Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (1540). Sher Shah fought back and captured both Delhi and Agra as he established the most powerful Bengali kingdom that would ever exist, stretching far into Panjab. Sher Shah's administrative skill showed in his public works, including the Grand Trunk Road connecting Sonargaon in Bengal with Peshawar in the Hindu Kush. Sher Shah's rule ended with his death in 1545, although even in those five years his reign would have a powerful influence on Indian society, politics, and economics. Shah Suri's successors lacked his administrative skill, and quarrelled over the domains of his empire. Humayun, who then ruled a rump Mughal state, saw an opportunity and in 1554 seized Lahore and Delhi. Humayun's death in 1556 led to the accession of Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors, who defeated the Karani rulers of Bengal in 1576 and ruled through governors. Akbar exercised progressive rule and oversaw a period of prosperity (through trade and development) in Bengal and northern India. We have listed a large collection of 200+ silver tankas on Vcoins. The collection covers the Sultans of Bengal from the early 12th century until the annexation of the sultanate by Akhbar. A lot of really rare coins, all are gorgeous large pieces, very hard to find. To check our this collection, please follow this link (than navigate the links on the sidebar). If you are not signed up with Vcoins, and want to purchase one or more of those coins, please email us with the lot numbers you are interested in, and we will sell them to you directly.
Ghiyas-Ul-Din Bahadur Shah (720-724 AH = 1320-1324 AD)
	HUGE silver rupee, Ghiyas-Ul-Din Bahadur Shah (720-724 AH = 1320-1324 AD), Bengal Sultanate. 27 mm in diameter (HUGE!!!), 10.5 g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Khitta Lakhauti mint. Excellent HUGE silver coin, thick and heavy. EF. Scarce. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" #B108. Stock #24079.	US$ 40.00
Sikandar Bin Ilyas (758-792 AH = 1357-1389 AD)
	Rare silver tanka of Sikandar bin Ilyas (1357-1389 AD), Bengal. HUGE! 24mm, 10.3 grams. Arabic inscriptions on both sides. Firuzabad mint. "The coins of Indian Sultanates" #B165. Stock #24071.	US$ 50.00
	Huge silver tanka of Sikandar bin Ilyas (1357-1389 AD), Bengal. HUGE! 30mm, 10.6 grams. Arabic inscriptions on both sides. Firuzabad mint. Waved flan. "The coins of Indian Sultanates" #B196. Stock #24086.	US$ 38.00 SOLD
	Huge silver tanka of Sikandar bin Ilyas (1357-1389 AD), Bengal. HUGE! 30mm, 10.6 grams. Arabic inscriptions on both sides. Firuzabad mint. "The coins of Indian Sultanates" #B192-193. Stock #24083.	US$ 27.50
	Huge silver tanka of Sikandar bin Ilyas (1357-1389 AD), Bengal. HUGE! 32mm, 10.1 grams. Arabic inscriptions on both sides. Firuzabad mint. "The coins of Indian Sultanates" #B199. Stock #24087.	US$ 38.00 SOLD
	Huge silver tanka of Sikandar bin Ilyas (1357-1389 AD), Bengal. HUGE! 28mm, 10.3 grams. Arabic inscriptions on both sides. Firuzabad mint. "The coins of Indian Sultanates" #B181. Stock #24073.	US$ 35.00
	Huge silver tanka of Sikandar bin Ilyas (1357-1389 AD), Bengal. HUGE! 28mm, 10.9 grams. Arabic inscriptions on both sides. Firuzabad mint. "The coins of Indian Sultanates" #B181. Stock #24081.	US$ 40.00
Shams al-Din Yusuf Shah (879-885 AH = 1474-1481 AD)
	Silver tanka of Shams ud-Din Yusuf Shah (879-885 AH = 1474-1481 AD), Bengal Sultanate. Large silver coin, measuring 25mm, 10.7 grams. Arabic inscriptions on both sides. Dar al-Darb mint, dated to 884 AH = 1479 AD. "The coins of Indian Sultanates" #B561. Stock #24078.	US$ 75.00 SOLD
Ala al-Din Husain Shah (899-925 AH = 1493-1519 AD)
	Silver tanka of Ala Al-Din Husain (1493-1519 AD), Bengal Sultanate. Sultan's name and titles spread on both sides. Husainabad mint, dated to 89[9] (last 9 omitted) AH = 1493 AD. Excellent large silver coin, very attractive, thick and heavy. 27mm in diameter (large!!!), 10.7 g. Scarce. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" #B770. Stock #24082.	US$ 37.50
	Silver tanka of Ala Al-Din Husain (1493-1519 AD), Bengal Sultanate. Sultan's name and titles spread on both sides. Husainabad mint, dated to "9xx). Excellent large silver coin, very attractive, thick and heavy. 27mm in diameter (large!!!), 10.5 g. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" #B741.Stock #24074.	US$ 40.00
	Silver tanka of Ala Al-Din Husain (1493-1519 AD), Bengal Sultanate. Sultan's name and titles spread on both sides. Fathabad mint, dated to 89[9] (last 9 omitted) AH = 1493 AD. Excellent large silver coin, very attractive, thick and heavy. 26mm in diameter (large!!!), 10.6 g. Scarce. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" #B739. Stock #24070.	US$ 37.50
	Silver tanka of Ala Al-Din Husain (1493-1519 AD), Bengal Sultanate. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions within scalloped borders. Husainabad mint, dated to 899 AH = 1493 AD. Excellent large silver coin, very attractive, thick and heavy. 30mm in diameter (Huge!!!), 10.6 g. Scarce. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" #B694. Stock #24018.	US$ 75.00
Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah (925-938 AH = 1519-1531 AD)
	Silver tanka of Nasir al-din Nusrat (1519-1531), Khalifatabad mint, Bengal Sultanate. Al-Sultan bin al-sultan Nasir al-Dunya wa'l din abu'l Muzaffar Nusratshah al-Sultan bin-Husein Shah al-Sultan al-huseini spread on both sides. Dated to 925 AH =1519 AD. 25mm in diameter, 10.7 g. Fathabad mint. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" #B-811. Stock #24069.	US$ 35.00
	Silver tanka of Nasir al-din Nusrat (1519-1531), Khalifatabad mint, Bengal Sultanate. Al-Sultan bin al-sultan Nasir al-Dunya wa'l din abu'l Muzaffar Nusratshah al-Sultan bin-Husein Shah al-Sultan al-huseini spread on both sides. 25mm in diameter, 10.8 g. Muhammadabad mint. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" #B-833. Stock #24075.	US$ 35.00
	Silver tanka of Nasir al-din Nusrat (1519-1531), Khalifatabad mint, Bengal Sultanate. Al-Sultan bin al-sultan Nasir al-Dunya wa'l din abu'l Muzaffar Nusratshah al-Sultan bin-Husein Shah al-Sultan al-huseini spread on both sides. 25mm in diameter, 10.8 g. Fathabad mint. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" #B-811. Stock #24077.	US$ 37.50
	Superb silver tanka of Nasir al-din Nusrat (1519-1531), Muhammadabad mint, Bengal Sultanate. Al-Sultan bin al-sultan Nasir al-Dunya wa'l din abu'l Muzaffar Nusratshah al-Sultan bin-Husein Shah al-Sultan al-huseini spread on both sides within double borders decorated with large dots. 27mm in diameter, 10.6 g. Muhammadabad mint. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" #B-837. Stock #24085.	US$ 48.00
Ala Al-Din Firuz II (938-939 AH = 1531-1532 AD)
	Scarce silver tanka of Ala ud-Din Firuz II (938-939 AH/1531-1532 AD), Fathabad mint, Bengal Sultanate. Al-Sultan bin al-sultan bin al-sultan 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l Muzaffar firuz shah al-sultan bin-nusratshah al-sultan bin huseinshah al-sultan al-husaini khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread on both sides. Undated type. 25 mm in diameter, 10.7 g. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" B-874. Stock #23413.	US$ 25.00 SOLD
Ghiyas-Ud-Din Bahadur Shah (963-968 AH = 1555-1560 AD)
	Rare HUGE silver rupee, Ghiyas-Ud-Din Bahadur Shah (963-968 AH = 1555-1560 AD), Bengal Sultanate. 31.5mm in diameter (HUGE!!!), 11.0 g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Excellent HUGE silver coin, very attractive, thick and heavy. EF. Rare. Rajgor type 587. Stock #23413.	US$ 70.00 SOLD
Ghiyath-al-Din Jalal Shah (968-971 AH = 1555-1560 AD)
	Large silver tanka of Ghiyas Al-Din Jalal (1560-1563 AD), Bengal Sultanate. Large silver coin, measuring 29mm, 11.2 grams. Arabic inscriptions on both sides. Date off flan. No mintmark, probably struck at the mint of Lakhnauti. Excellent high grade huge silver coin. "The coins of Indian Sultanates" #B972. Stock #23848.	US$ 50.00 SOLD
Ghazni Sultanate Alptegin, a Turkish slave, rebelled in 962 AD and established himself in Ghazni. Mahmud, the most famous sultan of Ghazni, carried the banner of Islam into the heartland of India around 1000 AD. In 1186 AD the Sultanate was annexed by Delhi. The Turkic invasion of India (including Bengal) came in the early 13th century. The invaders defeated the Sena king Laxmansena at his capital, Nabadwip in 1203 (1204?) The Deva family — the last Hindu dynasty to rule in Bengal — ruled briefly in eastern Bengal, although they were suppressed by the mid-fourteenth century. During the early Muslim period, the former kingdom became known as the Sultanate of Bangala, ruled intermittently from the Sultanate of Delhi. The chaotic shifts in power between the Afghan and Turkish rulers of that sultanate came to an end when Moghul rule became established in Bengal during the sixteenth century. In 1534, the Afghan Sher Shah Suri, or Farid Khan — a man of incredible military and political skill — succeeded in defeating the superior forces of the Mughals under Humayun at Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (1540). Sher Shah fought back and captured both Delhi and Agra as he established the most powerful Bengali kingdom that would ever exist, stretching far into Panjab. Sher Shah's administrative skill showed in his public works, including the Grand Trunk Road connecting Sonargaon in Bengal with Peshawar in the Hindu Kush. Sher Shah's rule ended with his death in 1545, although even in those five years his reign would have a powerful influence on Indian society, politics, and economics. Shah Suri's successors lacked his administrative skill, and quarrelled over the domains of his empire. Humayun, who then ruled a rump Mughal state, saw an opportunity and in 1554 seized Lahore and Delhi. Humayun's death in 1556 led to the accession of Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors, who defeated the Karani rulers of Bengal in 1576 and ruled through governors. Akbar exercised progressive rule and oversaw a period of prosperity (through trade and development) in Bengal and northern India.
	Shihab-ud-Daulah Masud I (422 - 433 AH or 1030 - 1041 AD)
	AR dirham of Masud I (1030-1041). Brahma bull advancing left on obverse / Arabic legends on reverse. VF, weakly struck on one side, scarce. Rajgor type 1912. Stock #17449	US$ 9.00 SOLD
	Nasir-Ud-Daulah Ibrahim (451 - 493 AH or 1059 - 1099 AD)
	AR dirham of Ibrahim of Ghazni (1059-1099). Brahma bull advancing left on obverse / Arabic legends on reverse. VF, weakly struck on one side, scarce. Rajgor type 1928. Stock #15933.	US$ 12.00 SOLD
Gujarat Sultanate Situated on the western coast of India, the name of the state is derived from Gujjaratta, which means the land of the Gujjars. It is believed that a tribe of Gujjars migrated to India around the 5th century. The real cultural history of these people, however, is believed to have begun much earlier. Sites of the Indus valley civilization and Harappan civilization have been found in the area now known as Gujarat. Gujarat has always been known for its coastline. Its cities, chiefly Bharuch, served as ports and trading centres in the Maurya and Gupta empires. After the fall of the Gupta empire in the sixth century, Gujarat flourished as an independent Hindu kingdom. The Maitraka dynasty, descended from a Gupta general, ruled from the sixth to the eighth centuries from their capital at Vallabhi, although they were ruled briefly by Harsha during the seventh century. The Arab rulers of Sind sacked Vallabhi in 770, bringing the Maitraka dynasty to an end. A branch of the Pratihara clan ruled Gujarat after the eighth century. In 775 the first Parsi (Zoroastrian) refugees arrived in Gujarat from Iran. The Solanki clan of Rajputs ruled Gujarat from c. 960 to 1243. Gujarat was a major center of Indian Ocean trade, and their capital at Anhilwara (Patan) was one of the largest cities in India, with population estimated at 100,000 in 1000. After 1243, the Solkanis lost control of Gujarat to their feudatories, of whom the Vaghela chiefs of Dholka came to dominate Gujarat. In 1292 the Vaghelas became tributaries of the Yadava dynasty of Devagiri in the Deccan. In 1297-8 Ala-ud-din, Sultan of Delhi, destroyed Anhilwara and incorporated Gujarat into the Delhi Sultanate. After Timur's sacking of Delhi at the end of the 14th century weakened the Sultanate, Gujarat's Muslim governor Zafar Khan Muzaffar asserted his independence, and his son, Sultan Ahmed Shah (ruled 1411-1442), established Ahmedabad as the capital. Cambay eclipsed Bharuch as Gujarat's most important trade port. The Sultanate of Gujarat remained independent until 1576, when the Mughal emperor Akbar conquered it and annexed it to the Mughal empire. It remained a province of the Mughal empire until the Marathas conquered it in the 18th century.
	Nasir-Ud-Din Mahmud Shah I (863-917 AH or 1458-1511 AD)
	Silver 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah I (1458-1511), Delhi standard, 17mm, 5.4g. Arabic legends within a hexagon / Arabic legends. Rajgor type 2211. Stock #23578.	US$ 24.00 SOLD
	Silver 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah I (1458-1511), Delhi standard, 17mm, 5.5g. Arabic legends within a square / Arabic legends. Dated to 897 AH = 1491 AD. Rajgor type 2204. Stock #23564.	US$ 25.00 SOLD
	Silver 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah I (1458-1511), Delhi standard, 17mm, 5.3g. Arabic legends within a square / Arabic legends. Dated to 913 AH = 1507 AD. Fine style, EF. Rajgor type 2210. Stock #23580.	US$ 20.00
	Silver 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah I (1458-1511), Delhi standard, 17mm, 5.8g. Arabic legends within a square / Arabic legends. Crude style, VF. Rajgor type 2210. Stock #23574.	US$ 14.00
	Shams-Ud-Din Muzaffar Shah II (917-932 AH or 1511-1525 AD)
	Beautiful! Silver tanka of Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525), Gujarat standard, 20mm, 7.2g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. Dated to 923 AH ("23" is inverted) = 1517 AD. aEF, not completely cleaned. "Al muwayid batayid" type, Rajgor type 2265. Stock #23567.	US$ 21.00 SOLD
	Beautiful! Silver tanka of Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525), Gujarat standard, 20mm, 7.2g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. Dated to 923 AH ("23" is inverted) = 1517 AD. Fine type. aEF. "Khalda Allah Mulk" type, Rajgor type 2267. Stock #23568.	US$ 28.00
	Silver tanka of Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525), Gujarat standard, 18mm, 6.9g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. Crude type. aEF. "Khalda Allah Mulk" type, Rajgor type 2267 var. Stock #23569.	US$ 21.00
	Beautiful! Silver tanka of Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525), Gujarat standard, 20mm, 7.2g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. Dated to 930 AH ("30" is inverted and retrograde). aEF. Rajgor type 2275. Stock #23567.	US$ 28.00 SOLD
	Silver tanka of Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525), Gujarat standard, 19mm, 7.0g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. aEF. Rajgor type 2276. Stock #23567.	US$ 19.00 SOLD
	Silver tanka of Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525), Gujarat standard, 19mm, 7.2g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. aEF. Rajgor type 2276. Stock #23565.	US$ 24.00
	Silver tanka of Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525), Gujarat standard, 19mm, 7.2g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. VF. Rajgor type 2276. Stock #23584.	US$ 24.00
	Silver tanka of Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525), Gujarat standard, 18mm, 7.0g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. VF. Rajgor type 2276. Stock #23585.	US$ 18.00
	Rare HUGE double-tanka of Muzaffar Shah II (1511-1525), 20mm, 17.1g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends within a square. Dated to 931 AH = 1524 AD. Rajgor type 2238. Stock #23371.	US$ 12.00 SOLD
	Nasir-Ud-Din Mahmud Shah III (943-961 AH or 1536-1553 AD)
	Beautiful silver tanka of Mahmud Shah III (1536-1553), Gujarat standard, 18mm, 7.5g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. Dated to 956 AH = 1549 AD. aEF. Unlisted date in Rajgor. Rajgor type 2370. Stock #23566.	US$ 25.00 SOLD
	Nice silver tanka of Mahmud Shah III (1536-1553), Gujarat standard, 18mm, 6.9g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. VF. "Al washiq ba allah" type. Rajgor type 2374. Stock #23576.	US$ 16.00 SOLD
	Nice silver tanka of Mahmud Shah III (1536-1553), Gujarat standard, 18mm, 6.5g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. EF. "Al washiq ba allah" type. Rajgor type 2374. Stock #23577.	US$ 20.00
	Nice silver tanka of Mahmud Shah III (1536-1553), Gujarat standard, 18mm, 7.3g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. Dated to 956 AH = 1549 AD. EF. "Al washiq ba allah" type. Rajgor type 2374. Stock #23581.	US$ 18.00
	Nice silver tanka of Mahmud Shah III (1536-1553), Gujarat standard, 18mm, 7.2g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. EF. "Al washiq ba allah" type. Rajgor type 2374. Stock #23579.	US$ 20.00
	Nice silver tanka of Mahmud Shah III (1536-1553), Gujarat standard, 18mm, 7.3g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. EF. "Al washiq ba allah" type. Rajgor type 2374. Stock #23583.	US$ 19.00
	Silver 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah III (1536-1553), Gujarat standard, 16mm, 3.6g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. EF. Rajgor type 2373. Stock #23575.	US$ 14.00
	Silver 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah III (1536-1553), Gujarat standard, 17mm, 3.1g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. Rajgor type 2373. Stock #23564.	US$ 12.00 SOLD
	Silver 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah III (1536-1553), Gujarat standard, 15mm, 3.6g. Arabic legends / Arabic legends. Rajgor type 2373. Stock #23563.	US$ 12.00 SOLD
Jaunpur Sultanate The City of Jaunpur was founded by Firuz Tughluq in the memory of Muhammad Tughluq who was also known as Juna Khan. Khwaja Jahan (Malik Sarvar), overseer of the area for the Delhi Sultans, declared himself independent in the confusion caused by Timur's invasion. He was succeeded by his adopted son who took the title of Mubarak Shah. Ibrahim Shah, the next king, was a great patron of learning. During his time, the Sharqi style architecture was developed, and the Atala Masjid was completed in 1408. The last ruler, Husain Shah, was defeated by Bahlol Lodi. At the time of Sikandar Lodi, Jaunpur was permanently annexed to the Delhi Sultanate.
	Shams Ud-Din Ibrahim Shah (AH 803-844 - 1400-1440 AD)
	Nice billon tanka of Ibrahim Shah (1400-1440), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 823 AH = 1419 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23421.	US$ 14.00 SOLD
	Nice billon tanka of Ibrahim Shah (1400-1440), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 830 AH = 1426 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23427.	US$ 12.00 SOLD
	Saif Ud-Din Mohammed Shah (AH 844-861 - 1440-1456 AD)
	Superb!!! Billon tanka of Mohammed Shah (1440-1456), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 846 AH = 1442 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23437.	US$ 20.00 SOLD
	Nice billon tanka of Mohammed Shah (1440-1456), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 846 AH = 1442 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23425.	US$ 12.00
	Nice billon tanka of Mohammed Shah (1440-1456), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 848 AH = 1444 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23436.	US$ 12.00
	Nice billon tanka of Mohammed Shah (1440-1456), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 848 AH = 1444 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23423.	US$ 12.00
	Husen Shah (863-881 AH = 1459-1476 AD)
	Nice billon tanka of Husen Shah (1459-1476), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 864 AH = 1459 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23420.	US$ 10.00 SOLD
	Nice billon tanka of Husen Shah (1459-1476), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 864 AH = 1459 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23422.	US$ 9.00 SOLD
	Nice billon tanka of Husen Shah (1459-1476), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 864 AH = 1459 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23428.	US$ 12.00 SOLD
	Nice billon tanka of Husen Shah (1459-1476), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 864 AH = 1459 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23429.	US$ 10.00
	Nice billon tanka of Husen Shah (1459-1476), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 864 AH = 1459 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23419.	US$ 10.00
	Nice billon tanka of Husen Shah (1459-1476), 20mm, 9.3g. Arabic legends, date / Arabic legends. Dated to 865 AH = 1460 AD. Nice, heavy and thick silver coin! Stock #23430.	US$ 12.00 SOLD
Malwa Malwa is a region of central India, lying in the western part of Madhya Pradesh state. From the mid-tenth century, Malwa was ruled by the Paramara clan of Rajputs, who established a capital at Dhar. King Bhoj, who ruled from about 1010 to 1060, was known as the great polymath philosopher-king of medieval India; his extensive writings cover philosophy, poetry, medicine, veterinary science, phonetics, yoga, and archery. Under his rule, Malwa became an intellectual center of India. Bhoj also founded the city of Bhopal to secure the eastern part of his kingdom. His successors ruled until about 1200, when Malwa was conquered by the Delhi Sultanate. The sacking of Delhi by the Mongol conqueror Timur in the early fifteenth century caused the breakup of the sultanate into smaller states, and in 1401 Dilawar Khan, previously Malwa's governor under the rule of Delhi, declared himself sultan of Malwa. He established a capital at Mandu, high in the Vindhya Range, overlooking the Narmada River valley. His son and successor Hoshang Shah (1405-1435) embellished Mandu. Hoshang Shah's son Ghazni Khan ruled for only a year, and was suceeded by Sultan Mahmud Khalji (1436-1469), first of the Khalji sultans of Malwa, who expanded the state to include portions of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and the Deccan. The Muslim sultans invited Rajputs to settle in the country. In the early 1500's the sultan sought the aid of the sultans of Gujarat to counter the growing power of the Rajputs, while the Rajputs sought the aid of the Sesodia Rajput kings of Mewar. Gujarat stormed Mandu in 1518 and 1531, and shortly thereafter the Malwa sultanate collapsed. The Mughal emperor Akbar captured Malwa in 1562, and made it a province of his empire. Mandu was abandoned by the seventeenth century.
	Mahmud Shah (1436-1468)
	Huge silver square rupee Mahmud Shah (1436-1468), 20mm, 10.5g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 869 AH = 1464 AD. aEF. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Rajgor 3054. Stock #23562.	US$ 40.00 SOLD
	Huge silver square rupee Mahmud Shah (1436-1468), 20mm, 10.7g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 861 AH = 1456 AD. aEF. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Rajgor 3055. Stock #23366.	US$ 36.00 SOLD
	Huge silver square rupee Mahmud Shah (1436-1468), 20mm, 10.7g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 862 AH = 1457 AD. aEF. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Rajgor 3055. Stock #23368.	US$ 34.00
	Huge silver square rupee Mahmud Shah (1436-1468), 20mm, 10.9g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 870 AH = 1465 AD. aEF. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Rajgor 3055. Stock #23365.	US$ 35.00
	Huge silver square rupee Mahmud Shah (1436-1468), 20mm, 10.9g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 870 AH = 1465 AD. aEF. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Rajgor 3055. Stock #23367.	US$ 35.00
	Huge silver square rupee Mahmud Shah (1436-1468), 20mm, 10.9g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 870 AH = 1465 AD. aEF. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Rajgor 3055. Stock #23369.	US$ 27.50
	Huge silver square rupee Mahmud Shah (1436-1468), 20mm, 10.9g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 871 AH = 1466 AD. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Rajgor 3055. Stock #23364.	US$ 22.00
	Huge silver square rupee Mahmud Shah (1436-1468), 20mm, 10.9g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 871 AH = 1466 AD. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Rajgor 3055. Stock #23363.	US$ 35.00
	Ghiyas Shah (1475-1500)
	Scarce silver 1/2 tanka of Ghiyas Shah (1475-1500), Sultan of Malwa, 17mm, 5.4g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Toned VF, rare. Rajgor 3109. Stock #23377.	US$ 24.00
	Scarce silver 1/2 tanka of Ghiyas Shah (1475-1500), Sultan of Malwa, 17mm, 5.4g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 894 AH. Toned VF, rare. Rajgor 3109. Stock #23380.	US$ 21.00
	Very nice bronze tanka of Ghiyas Shah (1475-1500), Sultan of Malwa, 18mm, 9.4g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Dated to 892 AH = 1487 AD. EF, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #23004.	US$ 13.50 SOLD
	Very nice bronze tanka of Ghiyas Shah (1475-1500), Sultan of Malwa, 18mm, 8.8g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. 892 AH = 1487 AD. aEF, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #23009.	US$ 11.00 SOLD
	Very nice bronze tanka of Ghiyas Shah (1475-1500), Sultan of Malwa, 18mm, 9.1g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. 881 AH = 1476 AD. aVF, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #22998.	US$ 7.00 SOLD
	Very nice bronze tanka of Ghiyas Shah (1475-1500), Sultan of Malwa, 18mm, 8.8g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. 906AH = 1499/1500 AD. F, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #23014.	US$ 7.00 SOLD
	Very nice HUGE bronze tanka of Ghiyas Shah (1475-1500), Sultan of Malwa, 21mm, 10.1g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. aVF, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #23019.	US$ 13.50
	Nasir Shah (1500-1510)
	Scarce silver 1/2 tanka of Nasir Shah (1500-1510), Sultan of Malwa, 16mm, 5.3g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. 913 AH = 1507 AD. Toned VF, rare. Rajgor 3142. Stock #23381.	US$ 21.00
	Mahmud Shah II (1510-1530)
	Scarce silver 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah II (1510-1530), Sultan of Malwa, 17mm, 5.3g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Toned VF, rare. Rajgor 3171. Stock #23382.	US$ 21.00 SOLD
	Scarce silver 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah II (1510-1530), Sultan of Malwa, 17mm, 5.3g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. Toned aVF, rare. Rajgor 3171. Stock #23379.	US$ 19.00
	Very nice bronze tanka of Mahmud Shah II (1510-1530), Sultan of Malwa, 17mm, 8.2g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. 931 AH = 1525 AD. aVF, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #23006.	US$ 5.00
	Very nice bronze tanka of Mahmud Shah II (1510-1530), Sultan of Malwa, 17mm, 8.0g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. 931 AH = 1525 AD. aEF, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #23000.	US$ 7.00 SOLD
	Very nice bronze tanka of Mahmud Shah II (1510-1530), Sultan of Malwa, 17mm, 8.0g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. 918 AH = 1512 AD. aEF, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #23021.	US$ 6.00 SOLD
	Bronze tanka of Mahmud Shah II (1510-1530), Sultan of Malwa, 16mm, 7.2g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. aVF, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #23013.	US$ 5.00 SOLD
	Very nice bronze 1/2 tanka of Mahmud Shah II (1510-1530), Sultan of Malwa, 15mm, 4.4g. Arabic inscriptions / Arabic inscriptions. 918 AH = 1512 AD. aEF, nice brown patina with earthen highlights. Very nice for these, thick and heavy coin. Stock #23018.	US$ 10.00 SOLD
Sind Sultanate Sind have applied to the territory comprising of all the valley of Indus valley from the Arabian Sea to the Salt Range with Mansura in south and Multan in north. From early 8th century AD this area was ruled by the Governers appointed by the Umayyad and then the Abbasid Caliphs. In ninth century AD separate kingdoms were set up in Mansura and Multan. The rulers of Mansura are usually known as Amirs of Sind or Habbarids. Very little is known about them apart from there coins which are given below. Sind was the first Indian Kingdom to fall to Islam (711/712 AD). The governors of Sind, set by the Khalifas from Baghdad became independent in the early 13th century AD, but their history is very obscure. In AD 1030 Sind was conquered by Mahmud of Ghazni. The sultanate's existence was ended in 1259 AD, when it was annexed by Delhi.
	Silver damma, Amirs of Sind, Ahmad, Multan mint, early 11th century AD. Arabic inscriptions and uncertain symbols. [la] ilaha illallah [abd allah] (?) / [Muhammad] Rasul [allah] abd allah (?). EF, rare (this type is coming out of a single hoard recently unearthed). Album 1502. Stock #23389.	US$ 10.00 SOLD
	Silver damma, Amirs of Sind, Ahmad, Multan mint, early 11th century AD. Arabic inscriptions and uncertain symbols. [la] ilaha illallah [abd allah] (?) / [Muhammad] Rasul [allah] abd allah (?). Toned EF, rare (this type is coming out of a single hoard recently unearthed). Album 1502. Stock #23388.	US$ 10.00
	Silver damma, Amirs of Sind, Ahmad, Multan mint, early 11th century AD. Arabic inscriptions and uncertain symbols. [la] ilaha illallah [abd allah] (?) / [Muhammad] Rasul [allah] abd allah (?). EF, rare (this type is coming out of a single hoard recently unearthed). Album 1502. Stock #23387.	US$ 8.00 SOLD
	Silver damma, Amirs of Sind, Ahmad, Multan mint, early 11th century AD. Arabic inscriptions and uncertain symbols. [la] ilaha illallah [abd allah] (?) / [Muhammad] Rasul [allah] abd allah (?). EF, rare (this type is coming out of a single hoard recently unearthed). Album 1502. Stock #23383.	US$ 7.50
	Rare type! Billon jital of Nasir al-Din Qubacha (1206-1228), Multan mint, Sultans of Sind, India. Horseman left, holding standard, Sri Hamira in Nagari / Bull standing left, Nasir/ud-Dunya wa ud-din/Qubacha/as-sultani in Arabic. 16mm, 3.5 grams. Mint of Multan. Tye-205. Stock #22567.	US$ 20.00