Sultans of Dehli - Tughluqs

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH725-752, AD 1325-1351), Dār al-Islām Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 1

Photo & script from Goron

The legend in a circle: muhr shod tankah ra’ij rozgar bandah amidvar muḥammad tughluq (= sealed as a tanka current in the reign of the slave, hopeful [of grace], Muḥammad Tughluq).

The legend in a circle: man ata’a al-sulṭān fa-qad ata’a al raḥmān (= He who obeyed the sulṭān obeyed the Merciful One). Date & mint in margin:

Actual Weight (g)

9.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~22

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D400	890.	Tanka	730			N
	√ 891.	”	731	Ste
	√ 892.	”	732	Ste

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Daulatābād (tahtgah) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 2

Photos & scripts from Goron

The legend in a circle: muhr shod tankah ra’ij rozgar bandah amidvar muḥammad tughluq (= sealed as a tanka current in the reign of the slave, hopeful [of grace], Muḥammad Tughluq).

The legend in a circle: man ata’a al-sulṭān fa-qad ata’a al raḥmān (= He who obeyed the sulṭān obeyed the Merciful One). Date & mint in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

9.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~22

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D401	893.	Tanka	730			S
	√ 894.	”	731	Ste
	√ 894c.	”	732	Ste

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Daulatābād (takhtgah) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 3

Photos & scripts from Goron

The legend in a circle: muhr shod tankah panchah gānī rozgar bandah amidvar muḥammad tughluq (= sealed as a tanka of fifty gānī in the reign of the slave, hopeful [of grace], Muḥammad Tughluq).

The legend in a circle: man ata’a al-sulṭān fa-qad ata’a al raḥmān (= He who obeyed the sulṭān obeyed the Merciful One). Date & mint in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

9.1

Actual Diameter (mm)

~21

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D402	√ 895.	Tanka of 50 Gānī	730	Ste	Date not in GG	S
	√ 895c.	”	731	Ste
	√ 896.	”	732	Ste

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Dehlī (takhtgah) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 4


The legend in a circle: muhr shod tankah ra’ij rozgar bandah amidvar muḥammad tughluq (= sealed as a tanka current in the reign of the slave, hopeful [of grace], Muḥammad Tughluq).		The legend in a circle: man ata’a al-sultan fa-qad ata’a al raḥmān (= He who obeyed the sulṭān obeyed the Merciful One). Date & mint in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

9.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~22

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D403	√ 897.	Tanka	730	Ste		C
	√ 898.	”	731	Ste
	√ 899.	”	732	Ste

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Dehlī (shahr) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 5


The legend in a circle: muhr shod tankah ra’ij rozgar bandah amidvar muḥammad tughluq (= sealed as a tanka current in the reign of the slave, hopeful [of grace], Muḥammad Tughluq).		The legend in a circle: man ata’a al-sultan fa-qad ata’a al raḥmān (= He who obeyed the sulṭān obeyed the Merciful One). Date & mint in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

9.2?

Actual Diameter (mm)

~20

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D404	900.	Tanka	732			R

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Dhār (darra) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 6


The legend in a circle: muhr shod tankah ra’ij rozgar bandah amidvar muḥammad tughluq (= sealed as a tanka current in the reign of the slave, hopeful [of grace], Muḥammad Tughluq).		The legend in a circle: man ata’a al-sulṭān fa-qad ata’a al raḥmān (= He who obeyed the sulṭān obeyed the Merciful One). Date & mint in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

9.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~22

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments		Rarity
D405	901.	Tanka	730			The mint name is rather muddled on these coins and may not be Dhār but some other mint.	N
	√ 902.	”	731	Ste	See photos for one with mint name dār dahar
	√ 902c.	”	732	Ste	Date not in GG

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Tughluqpur urf Tirhut (iqlīm) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 7


The legend in a circle: muhr shod tankah ra’ij rozgar bandah amidvar muḥammad tughluq (= sealed as a tanka current in the reign of the slave, hopeful [of grace], Muḥammad Tughluq).		The legend in a circle: man ata’a al-sulṭān fa-qad ata’a al rahman (= He who obeyed the sulṭān obeyed the Merciful One). Date & mint in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

9.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~22

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D406	√ 903.	Tanka	730			S
	√ 904.	”	731
	905.	”	732

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Sulṭānpūr (dar-al-mulk) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 8


The legend in a circle: muhr shod tankah ra’ij rozgar bandah amidvar muḥammad tughluq (= sealed as a tanka current in the reign of the slave, hopeful [of grace], Muḥammad Tughluq).		The legend in a circle: man ata’a al-sulṭān fa-qad ata’a al rahman (= He who obeyed the sulṭān obeyed the Merciful One). Date & mint in margin

Actual Weight (g)

9.2?

Actual Diameter (mm)

22?

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D407	906.	Tanka	730			RR

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Sultanpur (takhtgah) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 9

Recorded from Nelson Wright but only part of the marginal legend is visible. This may therefore be the same as the previous type (dar al-mulk)


The legend in a circle: muhr shod tankah ra’ij rozgar bandah amidvar muḥammad tughluq (= sealed as a tanka current in the reign of the slave, hopeful [of grace], Muḥammad Tughluq).		The legend in a circle: man ata’a al-sulṭān fa-qad ata’a al raḥmān (= He who obeyed the sulṭān obeyed the Merciful One). Date & mint in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

9.2?

Actual Diameter (mm)

~22?

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D408	907.	Tanka	731			R

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Daulatābād (hadrat) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 10


ḍuriba hadha al-nisfi fi zaman al-‘abd al-rājī raḥmat allāh (= struck this half in the time of the servant hoping for the mercy of Allāh).		muḥammad bin tughluq bi-ḥaḍrat daulatābād (= Muḥammad bin Tughluq…). Date written out.

Actual Weight (g)

7.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~19

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D409	√ 908.	Half Tanka	730	Ste		S

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Photo from Victor Newey

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Unknown Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 11

Photos & scripts from Goron

man ata’a al-sulṭān muḥammad (= He who obeyed the sulṭān Muḥammad).

fa-qad ata’a al-raḥmān tughluq (= Obeyed the Merciful one Tughluq).

Actual Weight (g)

7.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~19

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D410	√ 909.	Half Tanka	730	Ste		N
	910.	”	731

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH725-752, AD 1325-1351), Unknown Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 12

Photos & scripts from Goron

(= Obey Allāh and obey the prophet and those in authority among you (Qur’an IV, 62) – Muḥammad).

(= If there were no sulṭān verily the people would devour each other – Tughluq).

Actual Weight (g)

7.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~19

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D411	√ 911.	Half Tanka	730	Ste	Both my specimens seem to be slightly different varieties	?

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Dār al-Islām Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 13

Photos & scripts from Goron

ḍuriba al-dirham shar’t fi zaman al-‘abd Muḥammad bin tughluq (= struck this legal dirham in the time of time of the servant Muḥammad bin Tughluq).

bi-dār al-islām fi sanah (= ). Date written out.

Actual Weight (g)

5.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~19

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D412	√ 912.	Legal Dirham	730	Ste		S

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Daulatābād (ḥaḍrat) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 14

Photos & scripts from Goron

ḍuriba al-dirham shar’t fi zaman al-‘abd muḥammad bin tughluq (= struck this legal dirham in the time of time of the servant Muḥammad bin Tughluq).

bi-ḥaḍrat daulatābād fi sanah (= ). Date written out.

Actual Weight (g)

5.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~16

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D413	√ 913.	Legal Dirham	730	Ste		R

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Dehlī (dār al-mulk) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 15

Photos & scripts from Goron

ḍuriba al-dirham shar’t fi zaman al-‘abd muḥammad bin tughluq (= struck this legal dirham in the time of time of the servant Muḥammad bin Tughluq).

bi-dār al-mulk Dehlī fi sanah (= ). Date written out.

Actual Weight (g)

5.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~17

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D414	914.	Legal Dirham	730			S

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Dehlī (ḥaḍrat) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 16

Photos & scripts from Goron

ḍuriba al-dirham shar’t fi zaman al-‘abd muḥammad bin tughluq (= struck this legal dirham in the time of time of the servant Muḥammad bin Tughluq).

bi-ḥaḍrat Dehlī fi sanah (= ). Date written out.

Actual Weight (g)

5.2-5.7

Actual Diameter (mm)

~17

Composition

Copper or Brass

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D415	915.	Legal Dirham	730			S
	√ 916.	”	732	Ste

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Muḥammad bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, AD 1325-1351), Dehlī (ḥaḍrat) Mint – Copper & Brass Tokens – Type 17


ḍuriba al-dirham shar’t fi zaman al-‘abd muḥammad bin tughluq (= struck this legal dirham in the time of time of the servant Muḥammad bin Tughluq).		bi-ḥaḍrat dehlī fi sanah (= ). Date written out.