Jital

E369764

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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