Sulṭāns of Bengal –
Ghiyāth al-dīn A’ẕam (AH 792-813, AD 1389-1410), ‘Arṣah
Mint
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المؤيد
بتائيد
الرحمن غياث
الدنيا و
الدين أبو
المظفر أعظم شاه
السلطان خلد الله
ملكه |
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ناصر
الاسلام و المسلمين أمير
المؤمنين خلد
الله ملكه ضرب
في عرصة |
The legend in a square: al-mu’ayyad bi-ta ‘yid al-raḥmān
ghiyāth al-dunyā wa al-dīn
abū al-muẕaffar a’ẕam shāh al-sulṭān khallada
allāh mulkahu (=Victorious in the support of the merciful, helper of the
world and the faith, A’ẕam Shāh the sulṭān, perpetuator of the kingdom of Allah). Four Caliphs in margins: أبو
بكر، علي،
عثمان، عمر |
The legend in a square: nāṣir al-islām wa al-muslimīn
yamīn amīr al-mū’minīn khallada allāh mulkahu ḍuriba ‘arṣah (= Defender
of Islam and the Muslims, right-hand of the faithful, perpetuator of the
kingdom of Allah, struck at ‘Arṣah). Margin may contain the date but
has not been read. |
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Composition |
Silver |
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B251 |
√ 3094. |
Tanka |
xxx |
Bald |
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