Bengal Sultanate, Sikandar Bin ilyas Shah, Legends In Star Design Silver Tanka (Arsah Satgaon Mint)

Ruler : Sikandar Bin ilyas Shah
Era : (AH 758-792, 1357-1389 AD)
Denomination : Tanka
Dynasty : Ilyas Shahi dynasty
Mint : Arsah Satgaon
Weight : 10.56 grams
Diameter :  28.06 mm
Reference Number : G&G B188

Obverse :
Arabic legend within Star ‘yamin khalifat allah (nasir) amir al-mu’minin khallad Allah Mulkahu’ date & mintname in margin.

Reverse :
Arabic legend in margins ‘al-Wathiq bi-tayid al-rahman Abu ‘l Mujahid' in center 'Sikandar shah bin ilyas shah al-sultan’.

Comment : 
Sikandar bin Ilyas Shah was a prominent Sultan of Bengal and a member of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, which was one of the most significant ruling families in the region during the medieval period. He was the son and successor of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, the founder of the dynasty. 
His reign brought relative peace and stability, helping Bengal flourish as a center of trade and culture, he patronized architectural projects, including mosques and fortifications.

Arsah Satgaon: "Arsah" is often interpreted as a term meaning "district" or "region," suggesting that the mint was located in the Satgaon district or was a subordinate administrative area under its jurisdiction.