Jital

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Jital was a small medieval coin widely used as a basic monetary unit in northern India, including under the Delhi Sultanate and its Mamluk rulers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coin
medieval coin
associatedWith Hindu Shahi coinage tradition
early Islamic coinage in northwestern India
circulatedIn Ghazni region
linked to: Ghazni Province

Ghurid territories
linked to: Ghurid Empire

Punjab region
linked to: Punjab
denominationOf Indian medieval currency system
feature legends naming issuing ruler
religious or dynastic symbols (on some issues)
historicalSource medieval inscriptions and chronicles
numismatic finds in northern India
material billon
copper
silver (in some issues)
monetaryRole small denomination coin
unit for everyday transactions
predecessorOf later small-denomination coins of the Delhi Sultanate
scriptOnCoin Arabic (on some types)
Nagari (on some types)
linked to: Nagari

Persian (on some types)
usedAs basic monetary unit
usedBy Delhi Sultanate Mamluk rulers
Ghaznavid rulers (some issues)
Hindu Shahi rulers (earlier issues)
linked to: Hindu Shahi dynasty
usedInCountry India
usedInPeriod Middle Ages
usedInRegion northern India
usedUnder Delhi Sultanate
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi

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