Paramaras of Malwa, Mahalugi (mallugi / Mailugi / Mahalak) Deva, c. late 13th century AD, Silver Dramma, 1.92g, Obv: Four-armed Lakshmi seated facing cross-legged, Rev: Devanagari inscription in three lines “Shri Ma / ha lu gi / (Deva)”. Extremely fine, exceedingly rare. Unpublished, unique so far and historically important.Mahalugi or ‘Mahlak Deo’ was the last king of the Paramara dynasty of Malwa. So far he is only known for textual information. According to Amir Khusrau's Tarikh-i 'Alai, when in 1305, Ala al-Din Khilji the Sultan of Delhi invaded Malwa, ‘Rai Mahlak Deo’ and his pradhan ‘Koka’ (Goga) resisted the invasion with a large force of cavalry and infantry. Khusrau states that the Delhi army defeated this Paramara force, and "the earth was soaked with Paramara blood". Mahlak Deo fled to Mandu and the minister Goga was killed in the battle. Ain al-Mulk Multani, the newly appointed Governor of Malwa, was sent to expel Mahlak Deo from Mandu. With the help of a spy, Multani's forces found a way to enter the fort secretly. Mahlak Deo was killed while attempting to flee, on 24 November 1305. The story is also narrated by Jain writer Kakka Suri, in his treatise Nabhi-nandana-jinoddhara-prabandha comppsed in 1336. This is the first time a coin of Mahlak Deo has come to light. There is no question about its Paramara attribution as it is very much in the same series as other Paramara issues, such as Jayasimha and Gopalavarman. The name ‘Mahalugi’ is evidently the Deshi origin of Amir Khusrau’s Persian version ‘Mahlak’.