Pagoda (gold coin)
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The Pagoda was a high-value South Indian gold coin widely used in trade and taxation, especially under the Vijayanagara Empire and later regional powers.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Indian coin
ⓘ
gold coin ⓘ historical currency ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British East India Company trade in Coromandel Coast
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ⓘ
Vijayanagara monetary system ⓘ |
| category |
Economic history of South India
ⓘ
Numismatics of India ⓘ |
| circulatedUnder |
Arcot Nawabs
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ⓘ
British East India Company in South India NERFINISHED ⓘ Maratha rulers in South India ⓘ Mysore Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Nayaka kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pagoda and fanam system ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern South India
ⓘ
late medieval South India ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier South Indian gold coinage ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| mintedIn |
Madras Presidency mints
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ⓘ
Vijayanagara mints ⓘ |
| region |
Andhra Pradesh
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ⓘ
Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | British Indian rupee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunit | fanam ⓘ |
| usedBy |
merchants
ⓘ
state treasuries ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
land revenue payments
ⓘ
large commercial transactions ⓘ military payments ⓘ taxation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Coromandel Coast trade
ⓘ
Indian Ocean trade NERFINISHED ⓘ South India NERFINISHED ⓘ inland South Indian markets ⓘ |
| valueRank | high-value coin ⓘ |
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