2016-12-16 Fri

Bengal Sultanate was founded by Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah in the year 1352. Nasir Al-Din Nusrat shah (AH 925-938; AD 1519-1531) was the sultan of Bengal. He was the son of Alauddin Husain Shah. He came to the throne after his father’s death.

Nasir Al-Din Nusrat Shah issued coins in gold and silver. His coins are of rich quality as those of his father. The legends on his coins are spread over both the sides. The religious expression on his coins is ‘Khallada Allah Mulkahu’ however in some coins only ‘Khallada Mulkahu’ is seen.

One of his gold Tanka which weighs around 10.5g was sold for INR 1, 50,000 at Rajgor’s Auction in their 33rd Auction. The obverse of the coin is inscribed as “Al- Sultan Bin Al-Sultan Nasir Al-Dunya Wa Al-Din Abul Muzaffar” within a double circle and the reverse of the coin is inscribed as “Nusrat Shah Al-Sultan Bin Hussain Shah Al-Sultan Al-Husaini Khallada Mulkahu” with the date 934 at the bottom within a double circle.