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Delhi Sultanate, Jalal al-din-Firuz Shah(c. 1290-1296CE), Gold Dinar, 10.80grms, Obv. al-sultan al-a'zam jalal al-dunya wa'l din abü'l muzaffar firüz shah al-sulțān, Rev. al-imam legend with caliph al-Must'asim, AH694, Minted at Hazrat Delhi, G&G#D196, Almost Uncirculated, Rare. Jalāl-ud-Dīn Firuz Khalji was the founder and first Sultan of the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, He came to power during the Khalji Revolution, deposing the infant ruler Shams ud-Din Kayumars and ending the preceding Mamluk (Slave) dynasty. Born Malik Firuz, he had been a senior commander under the Mamluks before seizing the throne. His reign was noted for its relatively mild and conciliatory approach, attempts to stabilize the nobility, and repelling a Mongol invasion. Jalāl-ud-Dīn also led campaigns that captured Mandawar and Jhain, though he failed to take the stronghold of Ranthambore. In 1296, he was assassinated by his nephew and son-in-law, Alauddin Khalji, who succeeded him and began a more aggressive phase of Khalji rule
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