Shams ud din Mahmud, Gold Pagoda / Varaha, 3.83g, Obv: Mahmud Shah al-Sultan, Rev: Shams a

Shams ud din Mahmud, Gold Pagoda / Varaha, 3.83g, Obv: Mahmud Shah al-Sultan, Rev: Shams al-Duniya wa al-Din (Not listed in G&G). Very fine+, exceedingly rare. Qutb al-Din Mubarak succeeded Ala al-Din Muhammad Khilji ij 1316 and soon faced rebellions in the Deccan from the Yadava and Kakatiya vassals. He launched a campaign to quell these and moved to Deogir in the Deccan which he renamed ‘Qutbabad’. While he was pursuing campaigns against the rebels, an old courtier named Azzad Khan hatched a plot to kill him and install a young prince named Shams al-Din Mahmud on the throne. The plan apparen

Sold for ₹2,80,000

Auction: Auction #80 · Oswal Antiques · 2019-10-19 · Estimate: ₹ 250000 - ₹ 300000

Category: Sultanates : Delhi Sultanate : Khaljis

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