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India, Delhi Sultanate, Muhammad bin Firuz (c.1390–1392 CE), Billion 5/6th Tanka –

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Sultanates Start Price:5,500.00 INR Estimated At:NA
India, Delhi Sultanate, Muhammad bin Firuz (c.1390–1392 CE), Billion 5/6th Tanka –
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Delhi Sultanate, Tughluqs, Muhammad bin Firuz as Regent, (c. 1390-1392CE), Billion 5/6th Tanka, 8.80grms, with the name of the caliph Abu Abd Allah, Obv. Muhammad shah fīrüz shāh sulțānī read from the bottom upwards, Rev, al-khalifa abū 'abd allāh khulidat khilafatuhu, G&G#D588, Very Fine+, Very Scarce. Muhammad bin Firuz, better known as Firoz Shah Tughlaq, was the son of Rajab, a younger brother of Ghiyas ud-Din Tughlaq, making him the cousin of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. He rose to power during a crisis and spent his reign suppressing provincial rebellions, fighting Rajput chiefs, conducting campaigns in Bengal, Sindh, and Gujarat, preferring tributary settlements, and relying on Turkic nobles and frontier governors as key allies.