Baldwin & Sons
Auction 89 8 May 2014
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A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Muhammad b. Tughluq (AH 725-752 / 1325-1351 AD), Gold Tanka, Qutbabad, AH 726 in the name of his father, titles, rev titles and single circular border, 11.03g (G&G D321). Good extremely fine, rare
Muhammad b. Tughluq left his son Jauna to rule the Sultanate while he invaded Bengal and gave instructions for him to occupy himself by building a wooden palace in his honour. However, on his return, its roof fell in fatally injuring the Sultan. It is suspected that this was no accident, that Jauna had tampered with the building and murdered his father in this elaborate manner in order to gain the throne.
Estimate: £600-800
Muhammad b. Tughluq left his son Jauna to rule the Sultanate while he invaded Bengal and gave instructions for him to occupy himself by building a wooden palace in his honour. However, on his return, its roof fell in fatally injuring the Sultan. It is suspected that this was no accident, that Jauna had tampered with the building and murdered his father in this elaborate manner in order to gain the throne.
Estimate: £600-800