Hushang Shah Ghori, Gold Tanka, 11.09g, Hadrat Mandu (?) Mint, AH 838, Obv: Arabic legend “Abu al-Mujahid Hushangshah al-Sultan” within circle, date and mint details in the margin, Rev: In double rectangular border, Arabic legend “al-Sultan ul-‘Azam Husam al-Duniya wa al-Din” (G&G# M1). Extremely fine, rare. Malwa became independent in 1397, following Timur Lang’s invasion of Delhi, when Dilawar Khan Ghori severed his connections with the Tughlaq Sultanate. His son Alp Khan poisoned him in 1405 and became the first Sultan of Malwa to strike coins with the name Hushang Shah. His career was spent in wars against Gujarat but he consolidated his hold in Malwa, making Mandu his capital and eventually renaming it ‘Shadiabad’. G&G have listed his gold tankas as ‘mintless’; however, on this coin the word ‘Hadrat’ can be clearly made out at 6 o’clock. What follows however does not appear to be ‘Shadiabad’ but the word ‘Mandu’ perhaps fits better.