tanka
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The tanka was a medieval silver coin that served as a standard monetary unit across much of the Indian subcontinent under various Islamic and later dynasties.
Aliases (1)
- Tanka ×1
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval silver coin
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monetary unit → |
| authority |
issued in the name of the sultan
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| boreInscriptionOf |
Islamic religious formulae
→
ruler’s name → |
| category |
Islamic coinage in India
→
medieval Indian numismatics → |
| circulatedUnder |
Bahmani Sultanate
→
Bengal Sultanate → Delhi Sultanate → Gujarat Sultanate → Khalji dynasty → Lodi dynasty → Tughlaq dynasty → various Islamic dynasties in India → |
| denominationType |
silver coinage
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| economicFunction |
facilitated integration of regional markets
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| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
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| influenced |
later Indian rupee coinage
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| languageOfLegends |
Arabic
→
Persian → |
| material |
silver
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| mintedAt |
Delhi
→
Lakhnauti (Gaur) → various regional mints in the subcontinent → |
| monetarySystemRole |
base unit of account
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| numismaticInterest |
studied for political history of sultanates
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| region |
Bengal
→
Deccan → North India → |
| replacedBy |
rupee in many regions
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| scriptOnCoin |
Arabic
→
Persian → |
| shape |
usually round
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| standardizedBy |
Delhi Sultanate monetary reforms
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| subdividedInto |
smaller copper denominations (e.g., jital, fulus)
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| usedAs |
standard monetary unit
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| usedBetween |
13th century and early modern period
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| usedFor |
everyday transactions
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long-distance trade → tax payments → |
| usedIn |
Indian subcontinent
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| weightStandard |
fixed weight in silver (varied by dynasty)
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Delhi Sultanate
→
Lodi dynasty ("Tanka") → Lodi dynasty → |
currency |