INDIA - DELHI SULTANATE - QUTB AL DIN MUBARAK - AH718 (1318 AD) 8 GANI - BILLON COIN
D271, Denomination: 8 Gani, Date: AH 718 / 1318 AD, Composition: Billon, Size: 14.80 mm, Weight: 3.64 Gram
Obv: mubarak shah al sultan ibn al sultan,
Rev: qutb-ul-dunya wal deen in square, around abul muzaffar khalifat allah,
Ruler: Qutb al din Mubarak : AH 716-720 / 1316-1320 AD
Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah (1316–1320) was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate of present-day India. A member of the Khalji dynasty, he was a son of Alauddin Khalji.After Alauddin's death, Mubarak Shah was imprisoned by Malik Kafur, who appointed his younger brother Shihabuddin Omar as a puppet monarch. After Malik Kafur's murder, Mubarak Shah became the regent. Soon after, he blinded his brother, and usurped the power. After ascending the throne, he resorted to populist measures, such as abolishing the heavy taxes and penalties imposed by his father, and releasing thousands of prisoners.
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