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Mint Towns and Inscription Sites under Muslim Rulers, 1204–1760

Mint Town (x) or Earliest

No. Site District Reference
Inscription Site (o) Date of Site
Sources
EIAPS = Epigraphia Indica, Arabic and Persian Supplement.
JVRM = Journal of the Varendra Research Museum.
1. Shamsud-Din Ahmed, Inscriptions.
2. Karim, Corpus of the Muslim Coins, table II.
3. Dani, Bibliography of the Muslim Inscriptions.
4. M. Mir Jahan, “Mint Towns of Medieval Bengal,” Pakistan History Conference,
Proceedings 1953 (3d session): 238.
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Iranica 33, nos. 1–4 (March-December 1980): 143–45.
6. Ahmad Hasan Dani, “The House of Raja Ganesa of Bengal,” Journal of the Asiatic
Society 18, no. 2 (1952): 145.
7. Habib, Atlas of the Mughal Empire.
8. W. H. Siddiqi, “Three Mughal Inscriptions from Kesiari, West
Bengal,” EIAPS (1961): 69–73.
9. M. F. Khan, “Three New Inscriptions of ‘Alau’d-Din Huasin Shah,” EIAPS (1965):
23–28.
10. Z. A. Desai, “An Early Thirteenth Century Inscription from West
Bengal,” EIAPS (1975): 6–12.
11. S. S. Hussain, “Some More New Inscriptions of Husain Shah from West
Bengal,” EIAPS (1975): 31–38.
12. A. K. M. Yakub Ali, “An Inscription of Ala’-ddin Husayn Shah,” JVRM 2 (1973):
67–70.
13. A. K. M. Yakub Ali, “An Inscription of Sultan as-Salatin,” JVRM 4 (1975–76): 63–
69.
14. Sohrabuddin Ahmed, “Antiquities of Barabazar,” JVRM 4 (1975–76): 71–80.
15. Habiba Khatun, “The Tomb of Arifail in Comilla District,” JVRM 7 (1981–82):
183–86.
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18. Hasan, Muslim Monuments.
19. Siddiq, Arabic and Persian Texts.

GOVERNORS, BALBANI RULERS, SHAMS AL-DIN FIRUZ, AND SUCCESSORS (1204–81; 1281–1300;
1301–22; 1322–42; SEE MAP 2A)
1 Siwan o Birbhum 10 1221
2 Naohata o Rajshahi 19: no. 3 1229–30
3 Lakhnauti (Gaur) x Malda 2 1236
4 Bihar o Patna 1: 1 1242
5 Gangarampur o W. Dinajpur 1: 4 1249
6 Sitalmat o Rajshahi 19: no. 6 1254
7 Mahesvara o Monghyr 1: 11 1292
8 Lakhisarai o Monghyr 1: 12 1297
9 Devikot o W. Dinajpur 1: 15 1297
10 Tribeni o Hooghly 1: 18 1298
11 Mahasthangarh o Bogra 1: 21 1300
Eastern Bengal,
12 Bang x 2 1302
location uncertain
13 Sylhet o Sylhet 1: 24 1303
14 Sonargaon x Dhaka 2 1305
15 Wazir-Beldanga o Rajshahi 19: no. 17 1322
16 Ghiyathpur x Mymensingh 2 1322
17 Satgaon x Howrah 2 1328
18 Firuzabad (Pandua) x Malda 2 1341
ILYAS SHAHI AND RAJA GANESH DYNASTIES
(1342–1414; 1415–33; SEE MAP 2B)
Twenty-four
19 Calcutta o 1: 31 1342
Parganas
Northern Bengal,
20 Kamru x 2 1357
location uncertain
21 Mu‘azzamabad x Dhaka 2 1358
22 Pandua o Malda 1: 35 1369
23 Mulla Simla o Hooghly 1: 38 1375
24 Chittagong x Chittagong 2 1415
25 Fatehabad x Faridpur 6 1418
Rotspur\t(probably
26 x Shahabad 2 1423
Rohtas)
27 Mandra o Dhaka 1: 44 1427
28 Sultanganj o Rajshahi 1: 46 1432
RESTORED ILYAS SHAHIS, ABYSSINIAN KINGS AND HUSAIN SHAHIS
(1433–86; 1486–93; 1493–1538; SEE MAP 2C)
29 Baliaghata o Murshidabad 1: 49 1443
30 Bhagalpur o Bhagalpur 1: 51 1446
31 Balanagar o Birbhum 1: 52 1450
32 Ghagra o Mymensingh 1: 54 1452
33 Navagram o Pabna 15 1454
34 Malda o Malda 1: 55 1455
35 Dhaka o Dhaka 1: 57 1456
36 Ghazipur o Ghazipur, U. P. 19: no. 59 1459–74
37 Tejpur o Mymensingh 19: no. 43 1459
38 Bagerhat o Khulna 1: 64 1459
Barbakabad
39 o Rajshahi 1: 73 1459
(Mahisantosh)
40 Dinajpur o Dinajpur 1: 71 1460
41 Bhanga o Cachar 1: 76 1463
42 Deotala o Malda 1: 77 1464
43 Peril o Dhaka 1: 79 1465
44 Mirzaganj o Bakarganj 1: 81 1465
Twenty-four
45 Basirhat o 1: 88 1466
Parganas
46 Gurai o Mymensingh 1: 83 1467
47 Hathazari o Chittagong 1: 91 1474
48 Birol o Dinajpur 1: 128 1475
49 Chhota Pandua o Hooghly 1: 97 1477
50 Bandar o Dhaka 1: 113 1481
51 Muhammadabad x Jessore 4, 7: 44 1481–86
52 Dhamrai o Dhaka 1: 117 1482
53 Bikrampur (Rampal) o Dhaka 1: 118 1483
54 Mandaran x Hooghly 5 1483
55 Rohanpur o Rajshahi 19: no. 81 1486
56 Garh Jaripa o Mymensingh 1: 134 1486–89
57 Kalna o Burdwan 1: 138 1489
58 Chunakhali o Murshidabad 1: 140 1490
59 Nawabganj o Malda 1: 147 1492
60 Depara o Hooghly 9 1494
Chandrabad
61 x Comilla 2 1493–1519
(Chandpur)
62 Raikha o Burdwan 11 1493–1519
63 Suata o Burdwan 11 1496
64 Kheraul o Murshidabad 1: 152 1495
65 Monghyr o Monghyr 1: 153 1497
66 Kusumba o Rajshahi 1: 155 1498
67 Margram o Murshidabad 1: 154 1499
68 Mahalbari o Dinajpur 15 1500
69 Babargram o Murshidabad 1: 156 1500
70 Arashnagar o Khulna 15 1501
71 Machain o Dhaka 1: 159 1501
72 Ismailpur o Saran 1: 157 1501
73 Hemtabad o W. Dinajpur 17: 84 1501
74 Bonahra o Bhagalpur 16: 104 1502
75 Suti o Murshidabad 1: 162 1503
76 Chirand o Saran 1: 163 1503
77 Narhan o Saran 16: 108 1503
78 Azimnagar o Dhaka 1: 167 1504
79 Jhilli o Murshidabad 1: 171 1505
80 Ulipur o Rangpur 12 1506
81 Atiya o Mymensingh 1: 180 1507
82 Mangalkot o Burdwan 1: 184 1510
83 Nawadah o Patna 1: 187 1510
84 Patna o Patna 16: 110 1510
85 Sakulipur o Birbhum 11 1510
86 Kaitahar o Bogra 13 1510
87 Kherur o Murshidabad 1: 193 1515
Khalifatabad
88 x Khulna 2 1516
(Bagerhat)
89 Suri o Birbhum 11 1516
90 Bholahat o Malda 1: 195 1517
Nusratabad
91 x Dinajpur 2 1518
(Ghoraghat)
92 Barabazar o Jessore 14 1519
93 Kantaduar o Rangpur 1: 202 1493–1519
94 Chakdah o Nadia 1: 205 1493–1519
95 Matihani o Monghyr 16: 114 1519–32
96 Bagha o Rajshahi 1: 212 1523
97 Bandel o Hooghly 1: 214 1524
98 Ashrafpur o Dhaka 3: 68 1524
99 Navagram o Pabna 1: 218 1526
100 Sikandarpur o Azamgarh 1: 221 1527
101 Murshidabad o Murshidabad 1: 227 1529
102 Santoshpur o Hooghly 1: 229 1530
103 Dhorail o W. Dinajpur 1: 236 1533
104 Jowar o Mymensingh 1: 239 1534
105 Purnea o Purnea 16: 116 1536
106 Shahpur o Malda 1: 239 1536
 AFGHANS AND MUGHALS
(1538–75; 1575–1760; SEE MAP 2D)
107 Sherpur o Bogra 1: 248 1552
108 Rajmahal o Santal Parganas 1: 241 1556
109 Kumarpur o Rajshahi 1: 244 1558
110 Burdwan o Burdwan 1: 256 1562
111 Chatmohar o Pabna 1: 259 1581
19: no.
112 Barar Char o Comilla 1591
218
19: no.
113 Nayabari o Dhaka 1591–92
217
19: no.
114 Dohar o Dhaka 1591–92
219
115 Brahmanbaria o Comilla 15 1600
19: no.
116 Karatia o Mymensingh 1610
223
117 Sarail o Comilla 15 1615
118 Kesiari o Midnapur 8 1622
119 Sherpur o Birbhum 1: 271 1632
120 Rajshahi o Rajshahi 1: 271 1634
121 Nawadah o Murshidabad 1: 277 1642
122 Egarasindhur o Mymensingh 1: 278 1652
123 Hajo o Kamrup 1: 280 1657
19: no.
124 Durgapur o Bogra 1675
251
125 Masjidpara o Mymensingh 18: 99 1699
126 Inchlabazar o Burdwan 1: 292 1703
127 Shanbandi (Dinanath) o Hooghly 1: 296 1723