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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jital canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin
ⓘ
medieval coin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu Shahi coinage tradition
ⓘ
early Islamic coinage in northwestern India ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Ghazni Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghazni region
Ghurid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Ghurid territories
Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
|
| 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 ⓘ
surface form:
Nagari (on some types)
Persian (on some types) ⓘ |
| usedAs | basic monetary unit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi Sultanate Mamluk rulers
Ghaznavid rulers (some issues) ⓘ Hindu Shahi dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Shahi rulers (earlier issues)
|
| usedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | northern India ⓘ |
| usedUnder |
Delhi Sultanate
ⓘ
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.