Silver Tanka of Sikandar bin Ilyas Shah – Firozabad
Obverse
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Al-wathiq bi-ta’yid Al-Rahman Abu’l Mujahid Sikandar Shah Bin Ilyas Shah Al-Sultan (centre)
Al-Imam Abu Bakr Al-Azam Umar Wa Al-Khalifa Osman Al-Mu’azzam Ali (in margins) |
अल वासिक बि ताईद अल रहमान आबु अल मुजाहिद सिकंदर शाह बिन इलयास शाह अल सुल्तान (बीच में)
अल इमाम अबू बक्र अल
आज़म उमर व अल ख़लीफ़ा ओसमान अल मुआज़म अली (चारों
ओर) |
الواثق بتائد الرحمن ابوالمجاھد سکندر شاہ بن الیاس شاہ السلطان (بیچ میں)
الالمام ابو بکر الاعظم عمر و الخلیفہ عثمان المعظم علی (چاروں
اور) |
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The Truster in the support of The Merciful One Father of the Warrior in the cause of faith Sikandar Shah Son of Ilyas Shah The Sultan (centre)
The Imam Abu Bakr The Great Umar And the Caliph Osman The Great Ali (in margins) |
दयालु (ईश्वर) के समर्थन में विश्वासपात्र धर्म के लिए लड़ने वाले के पिता सिकंदर शाह पुत्र इलयास शाह सुल्तान (बीच में)
इमाम अबू बक्र महान
उमर और ख़लीफ़ा ओसमान महान अली (चारों
ओर) |
رحمن کی حمایت میں امانت دار ابو مجاہد سکندر شاہ بن الیاس شاہ سلطان (بیچ میں)
امام ابو بکر اعظیم عمر اور خلیفہ عثمان معظم علی (چاروں
اور) |
Reverse
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Yamin Khalifat Allah Nasir Amir
al-momenin Ghaus al-Islam wa’l Muslimin Khallada Khilafatahu (centre)
Zarb Hazihi Al-Sikka Al-Mubarak fi Al-Balad Al-Mahrusah Firozabad ___ Seba’un wa Sebami’at (in margins) |
यमीन ख़लीफ़त अल्लाह नासिर अमीर अल मोमीनीन ग़ौस अल इस्लाम व अल मुस्लिमीन ख़लद ख़िलाफ़तहू (बीच में)
ज़र्ब हज़िही अल सिक्का अल मुबारक फ़ी अल बलद अल
महरुसह फ़िरोज़ाबाद __ सबाऊन व सबामीयात (चारों
ओर) |
یمین خلیفۃ اللہ ناصرامیر المومنین غوث الاسلام و المسلمین خلد خلافتہ (بیچ میں)
ضرب ھزہ السکہ المبارک فی البلد
المحروسہ فروزآباد ــــــ سبعون
و سبعة مائة (چاروں
اور) |
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The Right Hand of the Caliph of Allah Defender of the Commander
of the faithful The Help of Islam and Muslims May God preserve his Kingdom (centre)
Struck this blessed coin at The Fortified city Firozabad ___ seventy and seven hundred (in margins) |
अल्लाह
के ख़लीफ़ा का दायाँ हाथ विश्वासियों का सेनापति का रक्षक इस्लाम और मुसलमानों की मदद ईश्वर
इस राज्य को क़ायम रखे (बीच में)
क़िला बंद शहर फ़िरोज़ाबाद में यह शुभ सिक्का ढाला गया __ सतर
और सात सौ (चारों
ओर) |
اللہ کے خلیفہ کا دائیں ہاتھ امیر المومنین کا محافظ اسلام اور مسلمین کی مدد خدا اس سلطنت کو قائم رکھے (بیچ میں)
قلعہ بند شہر فروزآباد میں یہ مبارک سکہ ڈھالا گیا ــــــ ستر اور
سات سو میں (چاروں
اور) |
Year: 77X AH, coin issued
from 778-791 AH (1376-1389 AD)
Regnal year: N/A
Weight: 10.75g
Mint: Firozabad
Sikandar bin Ilyas Shah
Sikandar bin Ilyas Shah (reigned: 1358-1389) was the son of
the first independent Sultan of Bengal, Shamsuddin Ilyas. He mainly consolidated
the position that the sultanate had gained under his father and had a fairly long
reign. He is also known for having defeated the Sultan of Delhi, Firoz Shah
Tughluq in 1359.
Sikandar Shah was regarded as being serious and polite,
enjoyed the company of scholars, and revered the clergy and Sufis. He carried
on his father's liberal and tolerant policies.
He is particularly renowned for having constructed the Adina
mosque, the largest mosque in the Indian Subcontinent at the time, at his
capital of Firozabad (Pandua). In the later years of his rule, his only son,
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah rebellion against him and it was during the fighting that
Sikandar died. [i]
The coin
A large number of coins were struck in Sikandar’s lengthy reign.
The coins from the latter part of his rule are perhaps the most artistic among all
coins from the Bengal Sultanate.
The coin contains the extensive list of titles held by Sikandar
Shah. Most of the titles are of a religious nature and take up both sides of
the coin. The title of “Ghaus al-Islam wa’l muslimin” is inscribed with a part
of it in the form of an arabesque on the reverse.
The margins on the obverse display the names of the four “Rightly-guided
Caliphs” enclosed in circles and accompanied by their epithets. Meanwhile, the
margin on the reverse contains the mint and date.
This coin was also minted in Firozabad, which served as the
capital of the Bengal Sultanate at this time. The mint name also contains the
epithet of ‘Al-Balad Al-Mahrusah’ meaning ‘The Fortified City’.[ii]
The ones digit of the date is difficult to ascertain due to
it being off-flan.
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