2020-01-28 Tue

Raziya Sultan also known as Jalalat Al-Din Radiyya was a Muslim ruler of Delhi Sultanate. She was the first woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate. She ruled Delhi Sultanate for almost four years; her reign is considered as one of the most systematic forms of government.

She was a courageous and able ruler, but the nobles could not adjust to the idea of being ruled by a woman and eventually waged war against her and killed her. She is one of the few female monarchs in Islamic history.

This silver tanka which weighs around 10.89g was issued by Raziya Sultan during her rule in Delhi Sultanate. The obverse of this coin is inscribed as ‘Al-Sultan Al-Azam Shamsa Al-Dunya Wal Din Al-Sultan Al-Mu'Azzam Radiyyat Al-Dunya Wa'L Din’. The reverse of this coin is inscribed as ‘Fi Ahd Al-Imam Al-Mustansir Amir Al-MuMinin’.

This silver tanka is listed for INR 200000 in the upcoming auction of Oswal Antiques which will be held in Ahmadabad on 8th February 2020.

Image Courtesy: Oswal Antiques