128 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVII, 
Silver coins of Sher Shah were issued at least as early as 
945 from the mint of Shergadh. In the last two years of the 
reign the type is different from any other rupee of this Sultan, 
this reading seems somewhat doubtful, though it is certain that 
Sher Shah first assumed the royal title at this place. 
[t is Just possible that Islim Shah changed the name to 
Shahgadh, as we find coins of that mint up to 964, when Dehli 
(q.v.) had been lost: but soon after the fortress passed with 
Rohtas into other hands, and when conquered by Akbar both 
belonged to the Hindu Raja of Ganjauti. 
Shergadh ’urf Bakar. 
Y some independent or quasi-dependent chieftain. ’Abbas 
Khan, the author of the ‘ Tarikh i-Sher Shahi’ states that 
Haibat Khan, after suppressing the Biluch rebellion in 949, 
founded a city in the country of Multan which he named 
Shergadh. This was known as Shergadh ’urf Shiqq-i-Bakar 
and a mint was instituted there. Rupees of Sher Shah from 
Shergadh ’urf Hazrat Dehli. 
See Dehli. 
Shergadh ’urf Qanauj. 
The ancient city of Qanauj was undoubtedly used as a 
mint in the days of Muhammad bin Sam for the production of 
the gold coins struck after the model adopted by the Gahar- 
war Rajas of that place; but the mint name is not given, and 
Qanauj does not appear on any coin till the days of Islam 
Shah, whose dams of this issue are well known. 
A rare rupee of Altamsh struck at Biladu-l-hind has an 
imperfect legend on the reverse containing the words 5 aad aan 
Usf. It is suggested that the ‘cities of Ind” may be here 
specified and that the provincial capitals of Qanauj and Koil 
(Aligarh) are designated. 
