202 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [July, 1909. 
1322 A.D.) with his chief mint at Lakhnauti, ene an additional 
mint at Sunargaon. But in the latter part of the rule parallel 
series of coins are found issued in other names. i example, 
reported to have been lying in Goamalti indigo factory of 
Gaur.! Furthermore, the eldest son, Shihabu-d-din Bughra 
Shab, succeeded his father on his death, according to Ibn Batitah, 
but a coin of his with the mint Lakhnauti has the date 718 H. ; 
while several coins of the ae son Banadur have 720, 721, 
and 722 H. with the mint Lakhnauti. All these fall within 
the coin-period of Firoz Shah (tne father).* Either then the 
later coins of Firoz are posthumous, which cannot be accepted 
prima facie as being quite unnecessary, or that the sons revolted 
issuing their own coins per force, for no king would voluntarily 
suffer this special prerogative of royalty to be used by others. 
Ibn Batiitah would, on this supposition, appear to have been mis- 
informed or to have ertion the exact details when he drew 
up his narrative at hom 
inally Bahadur appears to have seized the throne after 
illing Katlu Khan with some other bro- 
banat ae wg eo thers and driving out his elder brothers 
Shihabu-d-din and Nasiru-d-din. Appar- 
ently at the request of the latter, the Delhi Sultan, Ghiyasu-d-din 
Tughlak, marched towards Bengal i in 724 H., received the sub- 
mission of Nasiru-d-din in Tirhut and sent his foster-son Tatar 
Khan towards Sunargaon, where he defeated Bahadur and car- 
ried him prisoner to the Sultan. Tughlak divided Bengal into 
Bahadur as prisoner.? The statement of Barni about the gover- 
norship of Nasiru-d-din is supported by an Bnigae rupee bear- 
ing the joint names of Tughlak and Nasiru-d-din 
Tughlak’s son Muhammad ascended the throne in 725 H. 
pg a Museum Cataloque, p. 47; and for coins of intermediate years, 
cf. also P.A.S.B., 1883, p. 60, and Indian Museum Catalogue, 1908, 
vol. ii., p. 147, J.A.S.B., 187 73, p. 249, 
1 For coins of 710—712 H., J.R.AS., ii. 199; for inscripti f 
tet" Bie ption o 
M11 H., J.AS.B. 2 Thomas suggests an imperfect die- 
merge of 10 for 20, J.R.A.S — ~ 
J. 1873, p. 250, LM.C., 13, cf. J.R.AS,, ii., 
Peed Simhat 8 coins ; as for ates: s coins, J. R.A.S., ii., 199, 
8 French translation of Ibn Batiitah’s Travels, M M. ree and 
- aaa i1., 210, and Lee’s ‘English translation, p. Barni, 
—— anclation, J.A.8. oe 1871, pp. 244-5, Elliot, iii., 34 5, and l.c. 
te 1. 
coin, eA GE, 1894, pp. 67-8. 
