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Lot No.165
AUC14
Sultanates
Auction Date: 21-12-2013
Gold
Sultans of Gujarat, Mahmud I 'Begada' (1458-1511 AD), Gold Tanka, Shahr-i-Mukarram Muhammadabad urf Champanir Mint, AH 899, (G&G G76), 11.5g. Obv: Arabic legend al-Wathiq bi-Ta'yid al-Rahman Nasir al-Dunya wa
al-Din within dotted circle. Rev: In circular border, al-Sultan Mahmud Shah Khallada Mulkahu; mint-name and AH date in marginal legend.
Broad Flan, Extremely Fine, Extremely Rare.
Mahmud I consolidated the Sultanate of Gujarat by winning over Saurashtra and becoming the master of two impregnable forts of the region - Champanir and Junagarh; hence the title 'Begada' ('Be' = two; 'Gad'/'Garh' = fort).Champanir was captured on 21st November 1484 after a siege lasting 20 months and Mahmud spent the next twenty years modifying and embellishing the fort with many buildings. Goron & Goenka list the AH date for this type as 891, however a comparison with this coin makes it clear that it is 899, much closer to 902 observed on the succeeding type G78.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,00,000-2,50,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,25,000
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