Scarcer horseman jital of Iltutmish (1210-1235), Lahore, Sultanate of Delhi, India (Tye 375)

 

Horseman left, holding spear // Al-Sultan al-azam Iltutmish (bin) al-Sultan in a number of lines. 15mm, 3.29 grams. Mint of Lahore. Tye 375.

Rare type, high quality and well-struck.

 

Shams-ud-din Iltutmish (1210–1236) was the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi of Turkic origin. He was a slave of Qutb-ud-din Aibak and later became his son-in-law and close lieutenant. He was the Governor of Badaun when he deposed Qutub-ud-din's successor Aram Shah and acceeded to the throne of the Delhi Sultanate in 1211. He shifted Capital from Lahore to Delhi, remained the ruler until his death on May 1, 1236. Iltutmish introduced the silver tanka and the copper jital-the two basic coins of the Sultanate period, with a standard weight of 175 grains.