Sindh and Multan: Sultan Ghias ud din Balban “Slave dynasty” (reign: 1266-1287 AD) 2 jitals copper coins.
Obverse: In
Circle: "Balban"; In Circle "Shri Sultan Ghayas-ud-din"
Reverse: Al-Sultan
Al-Azam Ghayas-ud-duniya-wa-din. Diameter: 15
mm. Thickness: 2 mm. Weight: 3.8 grams.
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Ghias ud din Balban was the king of slave
dynasty he ruled in Hindustan as the
Sultan. Sultan Balban’s during his reign he introduce in Multan and Sindh many copper coins 2
jitals and two gani of slave dynasty. In 1269-1270 A.D. Sindh was under
Delhi Sultanate. Sultan Ghias ud din Balban’s his son Muhammad Khan who was
made Governor of Sindh and Multan.
A few years later (1285 A.D), the mongols attacked again and sacked Lahore. They went to Multan and besiege it
but Prince Muhammad Khan beat them of. While pursuing them he stopped to
say his prayers, and a band of Mongols fell on him and killed him. In him
died a brave prince and a great patron of learning. His death broke the old
Sultan’s heart and he died the following year (1286 A.D). This shows that
at least upper Sindh was in domain of Sultanate for these 16 years.
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