Bengal Sultan ; Ghiyath al Din Azam Shah ; Large Flan Scarce Silver Tanka ; Mint : Arsah Satgaon

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Bengal Sultan ; Ghiyath al Din Azam Shah ; Large Flan Scarce Silver Tanka ; Mint : Arsah Satgaon ; Weight : 10.67 Grams
Obv: Arabic legend “Ghiyath ud dunya wa’l din abu’l muzaffar A’zam Shah al-sultan” in centre, al sultan al azam al-mw’ayyad bi-taryid al-mulk al-rahman in margin ; Rev: Arabic legend Nasir amir al-mu’minin ghawth al-islam wa’l muslimin khuld mulkahu”, mint name & date in margin ; 31mm, (G&G # B247)
Note : Ghiyath Al-Din Azam ruled Bengal Sultanate from 1839 to 1410 CE. He was the third Sultan of Ilyas Shahi Dynasty and one of the most prominent rulers of Bengal Sultanate during the medieval period. He sat on the throne by overthrowing his father Sikandar Shah. He had also conquered Kamarupa, (today in modern Assam) during the beginning period of his reign.