The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c7.113

c7.113

minting these coins; it, however, seems strange that the most jealously guarded prerogative of striking currency should be given away to an educational institution. It seems more likely that the capital was called Dār-u'l-Islām, implying that it was the centre of the Muslim empire, the seat of its supreme ruler. If this view is correct, it adds force to the evidence contained in the writings of Amīr Khusraw and Hasan.¹