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 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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