[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of the Qaraunah Turks in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936) › c8.118 # History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c8.118 History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c8.118 - **Language:** English ### [c8.118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c8.118) to force but to dictates of religion. The people were asked to obey because ‘he truly obeys God who obeys Sultan Muhammad Tughluq.’ A brass coin dated 730 A.H. bears on one side of it the superscription, (a Quranic verse) ‘sovereignty is not conferred upon every man (but upon) others, and on the reverse side ‘obey God and obey the Prophet, and those in authority among you’ . . . the last words are significant. The Sultan's humility is remarkable. Some of the earliest token coins issued from Dihli and Daulatabad in 730 and 731 A.H. bear upon them the superscriptions.⁵⁸ - [Previous: c8.117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c8.117) - [Next: c8.119](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c8.119) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c8.118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c8.118) · Pramāṇa