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Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah Tughlaq (22 January − 8 March 1394)

 Muhammad bin Firoz finally became sultan of Dehli on 31 August 1390 by defeating Abu Bakar Shah. However all through his reign he was beset with rebellions from his amirs. Gujarat declared independence. Rajput chiefs in Etawa stopped paying taxes.  The wazir, Islam Khan forced them to submission. But as soon as Islam Khan returned to Delhi, they rebelled again. The sultan marched in person, defeated them, and levelled the fort of Etawa with the ground. He then proceeded via Kanauj to Jalesar, and built a fort there, which was called after him Muhammadabad. However due to a false report that Islam Khan was planning a rebelion, the sultan came back to Dehli and put Islam Khan to death. The Sultan then went to Mewat to quell the rebellion of Bahadur Nahir who was about to attack Dehli. He was defeated and sultan retired to Muhammadabad.  The Sultan was ill at that time and asked his son Humayun to crush Shaikha, the Khokar, who had rebelled and captured Lahore. But bef...
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Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud bin Sam (AH 602-609/CE 1206-1212)


After the assassination of Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad bin Sam, his territory was distributed across his slaves and nephew. Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud was his nephew and became the Sultan of the Ghurid empire at 1206 AD after a short fight with Baha al-Din Sam II, who died of illness. His general Taj al-Din Yildiz managed to seize Ghazni from the sons of Baha al-Din Sam II, but shortly recognized the authority of Ghiyath making himself virtually independent.
Ghiyath attempted to get help from Muhammad II of Khwarezm but instead Muhammad invaded Ghiyath's kingdom and became his overlord. Finally Ghiyath was assassinated in 1206 CE.
Though Ghiyath never controlled any part of Indian subcontinent, some coin was struck in his name from Lahore.









This is a billion jital from Lahore mint.
Obv: Al-sultan al-a'zam mahmud bin muhammad bin sam in Kufic script.
Rev: Horseman to right; sri hamira above.
Wt : 3.37 gm
Ref: D20


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