Islamic Billon "bull" jital of Yildiz (1206-15), Khurraman, Ghorids of Ghazna (Tye-200.2)

Sri Samanta in Nagari script above a humped and horned bull standing left, with the bull decorated with dots / Muizz ud dunya/wa ud-din/abduh/Yildiz. 15mm, 3.05 grams. NM (Kurraman). Tye 200.2. 

Tajuddin Yildiz was a Turkic slave of Sultan Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghori who rose to become ruler of Ghazni after Mohamed Ghori's death. Tajuddin Yildoz twice tried to conquer Sindh but Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha defeated him in 1210. During the rule of Iltutmish he also tried to lay his claim on Delhi but was defeated by the Iltutmish at Tarain. After being led through the streets of Delhi, Yildiz was sent to Budaun, where he was put to death in the same year.

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