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Bengal Sultanate, Rukn ud-din Barbak Shah (AH 864–879 / AD 1459–1474), Dar al Darb Mint, Gold Tanka, Tughra Type (Crude Style), AH 86X, Obv: Arabic legend in tughra-style calligraphy: “Rukn al-dunya wa’l-din Abu’l-Muẓaffar Barbak Shah al-Sulṭan ibn Maḥmud Shah al-Sulṭan”,&nbsp;Rev: Arabic legend “al-muʾayyad bi-taʾyīd al-Raḥmān khalīfat Allāh bi’l-ḥujjah wa’l-burhān”,&nbsp;10.72g, 21.01mm (Similar to G&amp;G # B506),&nbsp;repaired, luster, about extremely fine, Extremely Rare. <o:p></o:p>

Note:&nbsp;This type corresponds to that listed by Goron and Goenka as G&amp;G B506, however, the catalogue does not specify the metal, nor does it record any examples in either gold or silver for this variety. The legends on this specimen are rendered in a crude style.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p> Rukn ud-Din Barbak Shah, son of Sultan Maḥmud Shah, ruled the Bengal Sultanate from AD 1459–1474, a period marked by political stability, administrative consolidation, architectural patronage, and prolific coinage. Yet behind this prosperous reign lay a fateful policy: his large-scale recruitment of Abyssinian slaves from Africa into the army and court, initially intended to strengthen royal authority, ultimately sowed the seeds of Habshi dominance in Bengal. This unforeseen shift destabilized the realm and set the stage for the decline of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, making coins from his reign not only rare but historically poignant - silent witnesses to a dynasty on the cusp of transformation.<o:p></o:p> &nbsp;

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