India, Delhi Sultans, Tughluqs, Mohammed III (1325-1351), AR Jital, Zeno-125976

Description

This coin was issued under Sultan Ghiyath al din
Mohammed Shah III
ibn Tughluq
(AH 725-752,
1325-1351
AD),
Tughluqs
Dynasty,
Delhi Sultans, India.
Tughluq
Dynasty
was  a Muslim dynasty of
Turkic origin
, which ruled over the Delhi Sultanate.
Sultan Ghiyath al din
Mohammed Shah III
ibn Tughluq was
the eldest son
of the Ghiyath al din Tughluq,
the founder
of the dynasty.   He has been described as
an "eccentric"
with bizarre character by the accounts of visitor during
his rule.  He is also known for
wild policy swings
.  He decided to
transfer his capita
l from Delhi to Devagiri, which are
600 miles apart
, then ordered the people to
move back to Delhi
.
In 1330
, after his failed expedition to Devagiri, he issued
token currency
, that is coins of brass and copper were minted
whose value was equal to that of gold and silver coins.
The value of coins decreased
.
This disrupted trade and commerce.
Ibn Battuta
, the famous traveler and jurist from Morocco, was a guest at his court, and wrote about his suzerainty in his book.
During
Muhammad Shah III
ibn Tughluq's rule, Delhi Sultanate temporarily
expanded to most of the
Indian
subcontinent
, its peak in terms of geographical reach.  His distant campaigns were expensive , although each
raid and attack on non-Muslim kingdoms brought new looted wealth and ransom payments from captured people.
The extended empire was
difficult to retain
, and
rebellions
all over Indian subcontinent
became routine
.
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia etc.]
Silver Jital.
Clearly struck with nice silver.
Catalog number is
MI-2591+ and
Zeno-125976.
MI catalogue is "Oriental coins and their values, The World of Islam.",
written by Michael Mitchiner, published by Hawkins Publications in London in 1977.
Zeno on line catalogue is "Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database".
Size : 15 mm.　　   Weight : 3.47 gr.
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