History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c8.83

c8.83

The coins issued just after the installation of Ghiyas-al-Din Tughluq testify to the revolution that had taken place in Dihli politics and the precipitate haste made by the supporters of the plebeian king, whose name is mixed up with the pompous titles of Qutb-al-Din Mubārak Shah.⁴² Ghiyas had to put an end to the disorders of the realm, and had neither the time nor the inclination to deal with currency questions. Fakhr-al-Din Jūnā was a man endowed with originality and a lover of novelty. His ambitious programme included also a reform of the coinage. From his mints in the different parts of the empire, various kinds of coins were issued, which were unequalled in the artistic perfection of their design, execution, and finish. One of the earliest acts of his reign was to refashion the entire system of coinage in order to found coins which might facilitate exchange and form convenient circulating media. Himself a skilled calligraphist, he caused legends to be inscribed on his coins in fine clear letters, which illustrate his love of beauty and form.