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 before the Prince left
Shams ud-Din Iltutmish was the third sultan of Mamluk dynasty in Delhi sultanate. He was a slave of the first sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak (I am not discussing him as it was not known if he issued any coin and also the second sultan Aram Shah for the same reason). Later he became Aibak's son-in-law and the governor of Badaun. After the death of Qutb-ud-din (playing polo) and Aram Shah (deposed by Iltutmish) he became sultan on in 1211 till his death(May 1, 1236). Incidentally, in my tale, this is the first person to have a natural death! As he became sultan, he had to fight in multiple fronts, Nasir al Din Qabacha in Multan, Ali Mardan Khilji in Bengal, Taj al-Din Yildiz in Ghazni and the Hindu princes across north India. He subdued the Hindu princes, defeated and killed Yildiz and defeated Qabacha. Then the army of Genghis Khan appeared for the first time on the banks of the Indus River pursuing Khwarazmid ruler Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu who flee to the Punjab. Mingburnu requested an alliance with Iltutmish against the Mongols. Iltutmish refused, not wishing to get into a conflict with Genghis. As Mingburnu retreated towards Parsia, he plundered Sindh by defeating Qabacha. Iltutmish later defeated the Mongol army. Iltutmish then marched against Bengal sultanate and after multiple battles, finally captured Lakhnauti , the capital of Bengal. He then defeated Qabacha, who drowned while trying to escape. Finally he fought and defeated the Rajput's. But he was forced to retreat with heavy losses from Gujarat by the ruling Chaulukyas. In 1236 Iltutmish died, and was buried in the Qutb complex in Mehrauli. He fought throught his sultanate but laid the foundation for his successors. He was the recipient of khilat from the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustansir which confirmed his independence and add religious and political legitimacy and prestige.
This is a silver Tanka of Iltutmish from Dehli mint Wt : 10.88 gm Dia: 29.8 mm Ref: D36 Obv: Al Sultan Al Azam Shams al Dunya wa'l din abul Muzaffar Iltutmish al sultan min kharaj qanauj wa kafar in margin Rev: fi 'ahd al imam mustansir amir al mu'minin, As we can see, the coin have a huge cut and partially broken due to this. Yet the coin is almost uncirculated. There are varieties of this type depending on the presence or absence of one or more dots in the segments on both sides. This particular type has a single dot (Obv) and three dots in straight line (Rev). This is a historically very important coin and was struck only in Dehli with only AH 632 (1234 AD) being the known date on this coin type ie a year before the death of Iltutmish in AD 1235. The marginal legend purports to confirm that the issuance of these tanka's was funded by the land tax levied on the residents of Qanauj (Ujjain) and non-believers (Infidels).
This is a billon Jital from Dehli.The coin bears date in Vikram Samvat 1289 which corresponds to AH 629 Obv: Bull to left; above in Nagari "Suritana Sri Samasadana". In Nagari the date 1289 (Vikram Samvat) on the bull. Rev: Horseman to tight, Nagari legand "Sri Hamira" Wt : 3.27 gm Ref: D45
This is a billon Jital from Nandana. Obv: Crude bull to left, iltitimi in Nagari Rev: horseman to right Wt : 3.3 gm Ref:D46
This is a billon Jital from Dehli in the name of Caliph al-Mansur Obv: bull to left; around in Nagri mustansiri amir li mauminam Rev: horseman to right around in nagri sri shalifa Wt : 3.57 gm Dia: 14.5 mm Ref: D47
This is a billon Jital from Badayun, which is known for its crude legends. Obv: Al Sultan Al-Azam Shams al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu Al-Muzaffar Iltumish al-Sultan Rev: Crude Horseman (Facing right) Wt : 3.57 gm Ref: D50
This is a billon Jital from Badayun, which is known for its crude legends. Obv: Shams wa'l dunya Iltumish al sultan Rev: Crude horseman Wt : 3.40 gm Dia: 13.3 mm Ref: D51
This is a billon Jital from Dehli Obv: Al sultan al azam Shams al dunya wal din; dehli above or in upper or left margin. Legand with in square Rev: Trncated horseman to right; Iltutmish at right; al sultan above Wt : 3.62 gm Ref: D53
A variation of the before coin. Obverse legend in circle and without Dehli.
Obv: Al sultan al azam Shams al dunya wal din; . Legand with in circle Rev:Trncated horseman to right; Iltutmish at right; al sultan above Wt : 3.40 gm Dia: 13 mm Ref: D53A
This is another billon Jital from Dehli. This shows Arabic legends. Obv: Shams al-dunya wa-'l din abul muzaffar Iltutmish al-sultan with Abul muzaffar in second line Rev: Horseman to right. Above and around: sri hamirah. Wt : 3.29 gm Ref: D55
This is a billon Jital from Lahore Obv: al-sultan al muazzam Iltutmish al-sultan Rev: Horseman to right. Above and around: sri hamirah. star below horse Wt : 3.40 gm Dia: 14.4 mm Ref: D57
This is a billon Jital from Lahore Obv: Shams al-dunya wa-'l din Iltutmish al-sultan Rev: Horseman to right. Above and around: sri hamirah. Wt : 3.29 gm Ref: D58
This is a billon Jital from Lahore. Obv: shams al dunya wal din iltutmish al sultan Rev: Horseman to right. Above and around: sri hamirah. Star in place of riders body Wt : 3.29 gm Ref: D59 Overlay added
This is a billon Jital from Lahore. Similar to the previous coin but crescent in place of star Obv: Shams al-dunya wa-'l din Iltutmish al-sultan Rev: Horseman to right. Above and around: sri hamirah. crescent in place of riders body Wt : 3.55 gm Dia: 14.4 mm Ref: D60
This is a billon Jital from Multan. The style of this coin is very similar to that of coins of Qallugh , Sind Sultana, who reigned shortly afterwards. Obv: Shams al -dunya wal dln abul muzaffar Iltutmish al sultan Rev: horseman to right Wt : 2.88 gm Ref: D61
This is an anonymous type copper coin (paika) of Iltutmish Obv: adl sultan al-mu'azzam. Rev: zarb bi-hazrat dehli Wt : 4.56 gm Ref: D73
This is an anonymous type copper coin of Iltutmish from Dehli. Obv: Adil Rev: Dehli and ornament Both side within star Wt : 1.77 gm Dia: 12.6 mm Ref: D76
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