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UNDERSTANDING TOKEN CURRENCY BY MUHAMMAD BIN TUGHLAQ..🤍 . The sultan was the eldest son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughlaq dynasty. In 1321, the young Muhammad was sent by his father to the Deccan Plateau to fight a military campaign against the Kakatiya dynasty. . Muhammad bin Tughluq had an interest in medicine. He was also skilled in several languages: Persian, Hindavi, Arabic, Sanskrit and Turkish. Ibn Battuta, the famous traveler and jurist from Morocco, wrote in his book about his time at the Sultan's court. . Historian Ishwari Prasad writes that different coins of different shapes and sizes were produced by his mints which lacked the artistic perfection of design and finish. In 1330, after his failed expedition to Deogiri, he issued token currency; that is coins of brass and copper were minted whose value was equal to that of gold and silver coins. . Historian Ziauddin Barani felt that this step was taken by Tughluq as he wanted to annex all the inhabited areas of the world for which a treasury was required to pay the army. Barani had also written that the sultan's treasury had been exhausted by his action of giving rewards and gifts in gold. . As a result, the value of coins decreased, and, in the words of Satish Chandra, the coins became "as worthless as stones". This also disrupted trade and commerce. The token currency had inscriptions in Persian and Arabic marking the use of new coins instead of the royal seal and so the citizens could not distinguish between the official and the forged coins. . PC @meme _ganj_ @officialamitphotography @cinemonkofficial @pratibha176 @fairpic92 @aawara_in_the_city #muhammad #muhammadbintughlaq #history #architecture #medieval #medievalarchitecture #peace #love #kindness #historical #historia #india #delhi #delhiblogger #delhihistory #coins #heritage #monumental #monument #pakistan #sultan #economy #money