Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c5.s2.t1.81

c5.s2.t1.81

2. *Khutba and Sikka.*—The overt acts of sovereignty, which announced the advent of a Sultan to the throne, included the recitation of the public sermon (*Khutba*) in the name of the aspirant to the throne, and the issue of money bearing his superscription, or what were commonly known as the ceremonies of *Khutba* and *Sikka* respectively.⁴ Numismatic announcements were also made to commemorate an important victory. Both of them were exclusively reserved for the monarch. The minor dynasties which broke away from Delhi followed the same tradition.⁵