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Auction 16041 27 September 2016
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Sultans of Bengal, 'Ala al-Din Husain (AH 899-925; AD 1493-1519), commemorative Tanka, fourth 'victory' type, 10.46g, Barbakabad, date uncertain, see note for legends (G&G. B.737, but somewhat cruder style), slight adhesion, good very fine, rare.
The fourth victory type is the most common of this commemorative series of issues. The legends are: al-sultān al- fāth al-kāmrū wa kamta wa jājnagar wa urissa 'alā al-dunyā wa'l dīn abū 'l muzaffar husain shāh al-sultān bin sayyid ashraf al-husainī khallada allāh mulkahu wa sultānahu spread over the two sides. It thus celebrates campaigns into four different territories.
Estimate: £40.00 - £60.00
The fourth victory type is the most common of this commemorative series of issues. The legends are: al-sultān al- fāth al-kāmrū wa kamta wa jājnagar wa urissa 'alā al-dunyā wa'l dīn abū 'l muzaffar husain shāh al-sultān bin sayyid ashraf al-husainī khallada allāh mulkahu wa sultānahu spread over the two sides. It thus celebrates campaigns into four different territories.
Estimate: £40.00 - £60.00