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AV Tanka - Rukn al-Din Ibrahim Shah
| Issuer | Sultanate of Delhi (Indian Sultanates) |
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| Year | 1295-1296 |
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| Reference(s) | Fr#426, GG#D-210 |
| Obverse description | Central field bears a four-line Arabic legend within an incuse square frame, recording the ruler's name and titles. The area surrounding the central square is filled with additional inscriptional detail, including mint and regnal references, arranged in the margins between the square and the coin's irregular circular periphery. The lettering is executed in a bold Naskh-style hand typical of Delhi Sultanate hammered gold coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rukn al-Din Ibrahim's reign lasted roughly a year before he was deposed and killed, making this issue one of the shortest-lived gold series from any Delhi sultan. He came to power after his father Jalal al-Din Firuz Shah I was murdered by his own nephew, Alauddin Khalji — the same man who would go on to become one of the most powerful rulers the Sultanate ever produced. The political violence surrounding Ibrahim's accession and removal compressed the entire minting window to a matter of months.