2017-01-09 Mon

Ala-Al-Din Mujahid Shah (AH 777-779; AD 1375-1378) was the Sultan of Bahamini sultanate. Bahamani Kingdom was a Muslim state in South India. It was the first Independent Islamic kingdom in South India founded by Ala Al-Din Bahman Shah in the year 1347 after defeating a Delhi Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughluq.

Ala Al Din Mujahid Shah issued coins in gold, silver and copper. All the coins issued by him are rare. Both his gold Dinar and Tanka have a different legend, His gold dinar bears legend ‘ Al-Sultan Al- Azam Zill Allah Fi Alam’ meaning ‘ the Supreme Sultan, the shadow of God in the world’ the tanka issued by him bears the legend ‘Abul Mughazi’ meaning ‘ father of battles’.

One of his silver tanka minted in Hadrat Ahsanabad, which weighs around 10.6g was sold for INR 34,000 at Todywalla Auction held in Mumbai on 31st August 2013. The obverse of the coin bears the legend ‘Al-Muayyad bi-Nisar Allah Yamin Al-Khilafa Nasir Amir Al-Muminin’ within square and the date 779 written in the margin. Reverse of the coin bears the legend ‘Al-Sultan Al-Azam Ala Al-Dunya Wa Al-Din Abul Mughazi Mujahid Shah Al-Sultan’ This coin is very rare.