Twilight of the Sultanate c9.s1.13

c9.s1.13

In the context of his character and antecedents, it is not at all surprising that Khizr Khan thought it discreet to associate the names of Tīmūr and his successor Shāh Rukh with the Delhi throne by including them in the Khutba.¹⁰ He also did not strike any coins in his own name,¹¹ and only restamped the coins of Fīrōz Tughlaq and his successors, after the fashion of Mallū Iqbāl Khan.¹² But that was probably because of the dearth of the precious metals for coining, so that most of the specimens available are those actually belonging to the reign of Fīrōz and other Tughlaq kings with dates altered on them.¹³ Besides, the Tughlaq money had established its reputation in the market and it was neither safe nor wise to replace it.