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Mubarak Shah and Alexander Shah: A Historical Study of Some of their Archaeological Coins (695-719/ 1296-1320)

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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Islamic History, archaeology, and Civilization.

Abstract

The Islamic Numismatics Institute in Tubingen, Germany includes a unique collection of Islamic coins, among which the researchers have selected five coins for historical study; these coins are made of billon that had not been published before. After the previous reading of the coins' inscriptions, it becomes clear that their inscriptions include the names of two sultans of India, Mubārak Shāh I and Alexander shāh II, and their titles, as well as the name of the ʿAbbāsid Caliph al-ʿAḍid. Hence, the study includes the history of Mubārak Shāh I, and Alexander shāh II, who belong to the Khaljīs dynasty in India, and the most important historical events that took place during their reign. Additionally, the paper explains the purpose of the ʿAbbāsid Caliph's name on such coins and the definition of the mint city of Delhi. Furthermore, an analytical study of the Nastaʿlīq Persian script, the type of script in which these coins were inscribed, and the titles of the Sultan Mubārak Shāh I and Alexander shāh II such as; Quṭb Al-Dunīā wa Al-Dīn (the Axis of the World and Religion), ʿUlā al-Dunīā wa Al-Dīn (The Sublimity of World and Religion), Yamīn Al-Khilāfa (the Covenant of Caliphate, Nāsir Amīr Al-Muminīn (the Defender of Commander of the Faithful).

DOI

10.21608/mjthr.2024.277102.1146

Keywords

Numismatics, Delhi, Khaljīs sultans, Caliph al-ʿAḍid

Authors

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Tawfiq

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Tourism guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Beni Suief University, Beni Suief, Egypt

Email

mst01@fayoum.edu.eg

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First Name

Mervat

Last Name

Abd-ellatif

MiddleName

Abd-elhady

Affiliation

Tourism guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University, Egypt

Email

maa07@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Hany

Last Name

Roshdy

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Tourism guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt

Email

hmr01@fayoum.edu.eg

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Fayoum

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Volume

17

Article Issue

2

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47170

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2024-03-15

Publish Date

2024-06-01

Page Start

63

Page End

75

Print ISSN

2357-0652

Online ISSN

2735-4741

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1,533

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Publication Title

Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR

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Mubarak Shah and Alexander Shah: A Historical Study of Some of their Archaeological Coins (695-719/ 1296-1320)

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27 Dec 2024