Sri Amara / Siyamka in Sharada script which is a sanskritization of the Arabic name Muhammad // Three dot motif surrounded by stylized Sri TaPa with a cross, and Lillah Fahad (in Kufic/Arabic) below the three dots. Multan mint. 10mm, 0.49 g. Fishman and Todd M79 (legend type 2, the rarer of the two known varieties).

Very rare, with only a handful of known examples.

Sri Amara Siyaṃka”. “Sri” needs no explanation, while “Amara” could possibly stand for either “Amir” or the Sanskrit word “immortal” (an equivalent of “Deva”).  The word “Siyaka/ Siyaṃka”, is a personal name made famous by the great King Siyaka (II) (ca. 949-72 CE) of the Paramara dynasty. He ruled Malwa and was a rough contemporary of Fahad. He was also known as Harsha, Harshadeva and Simhabhata, but his full name was probably Harshasimha, with “Siyaka” being the Prakrit rendering of the name “Simha”. “Amarasiyaka” is thus a Prakrit spelling of a well-attested Sanskrit name “Amarasimha/ Simhadeva”. It is possible that this was Fahad’s Hindu name. Alternatively, it might be a religious reference (as Amarasimha is the “lion-god”) referring to the lion avatar of Vishnu much like many of Fahad’s predecessors referred to the boar avatar of Vishnu. 

The Samids of Multan claimed descent from the Banu Sama which was a part of the Quraysh tribal federation based out of Mecca. They were settled in Oman prior to moving to Sindh and capturing the city of Multan. The Samids ruled Multan till its annexation by Mahmud of Ghazni towards the end of the tenth century CE. Madhumati is a Sanskritization of the Arabic name Muhammad.