Legends on both sides within squares: Shahada // Bahadur Shah bin Muhamad Shah Ghazi khallada allah mulkahu, date (965 AH (1557)) in the left margin on the reverse, four Caliphs in margins. 32mm in diameter, 11.10 grams. NM [Lakhnauti mint]. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" B-967.

Bahadur Shah of Bengal was a mid-16th century ruler of the Bengal Sultanate, reigning from 1555 to 1560 during its final phase of independence. His rule came after the decline of earlier strong dynasties and was marked by political instability and factional struggles among regional elites. Like other late Bengal sultans, Bahadur Shah struggled to maintain centralized authority as Afghan and local forces competed for control. His reign reflects the weakening of the sultanate shortly before the expansion of the Mughal Empire under Akbar, which would ultimately bring Bengal under Mughal rule later in the century.