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Nasir Shah, the son of Ghiyath Shah, ascended to the throne of the Malwa Sultanate in the Hijri year 906 (AD 1500) and ruled until the Hijri year 916 (AD 1510).

Nasir Shah took a great interest in his coinage, which was well known for their beauty and calligraphy. He issued coins in gold, silver and copper. Many of his coins are found in a square shape, which is typical of his father’s reign. One of the gold tanka he issued is in “mihrabi” shape. Some of the special issue coins were minted in silver and are round in shape. One of his silver tanka, which he issued, is diamond-shaped.

Most of his coins bear the legend : Al-Wathiq Bi'l Samad Lam Yazali Abul Muzaffar Nasir Shah on the obverse and Bin Ghiyath Shah Al-Khalji Al-Sultan Khallada Mulkahu on the reverse.

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