1921.] Numismatic Supplement No. XX XV. 119 
Daru-l-L[slam. 
This mint appears first on the coins of *Alau-d-din 
op hoe and thereafter occurs till the middle of the reign 
Oo h 
gested that the establishment of a second mint at Dehli dates 
from the time when ’Alau-d-din Muhammad removed his 
capital from Old Dehli to his new city of Siri, which was 
entitled Daru-l-Khilafat. The College founded by Altamsh at 
the back of the Jami’ Masjid of Old Dehli, and restored by 
’ Alau-d-din, is frequently called Daru-l-lslam, and it is quite 
probable that the valuable right of striking coin was left to the 
religious foundation after the removal of the Court from that 
immediate neighbourhood. 
Daulatabad, see Deogir. 
Dehli. 
. 
coins of the first year of Islim Shah bear the name of Dehli, 
f 
unless, as has been suggested, the Shaihgadh of Islam Shah 
and Muhammad ’ Adil refers to the imperial capital. 
Hazrat Dehli or Dehli Daru-l-mulk refer to Old Dehli till 
the days of ’Alau-d-din Muhammad and his foundation of 
See also Daru-l-!slam and Jahanpanah. 
Deogir. 
Qila’ Deogir first appears as a mint of the Dehli Sultans 
in the reign of ’Alau-d-din Muhammad. It is doubtful if any 
coins were struck here before 714, although the fort was taken 
in 709. Issues of gold and silver are known of Alau-d-din 
