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1 Jital - Ala al-Din Muhammad
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate, Khalji Dynasty |
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| Year | 1296-1316 |
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| Value | 1 Jital (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a bold Arabic legend in Naskh script arranged in multiple lines, attributing the coin to Sultan Ala al-Din Muhammad of the Khalji Dynasty. The inscription fills the flan with characteristic bold strokes, enclosed within a plain circular border. The die-work is typical of the hammered coinage of the Delhi Sultanate, with slightly irregular flan edges and moderate relief. Surface patination is dark brown, consistent with aged copper. |
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| Obverse lettering | علاء الدين محمد |
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Ala al-Din Khalji's reign saw one of the most aggressive market regulation experiments in medieval Indian history. He imposed state-controlled prices on grain, cattle, and cloth across Delhi — enforced through a dedicated market superintendent and a network of informants — and required that all transactions be conducted in his copper coinage. The jital was the instrument of that policy, not merely a denomination.
His currency reforms also included a disastrous experiment with token bronze coinage that so flooded the market with counterfeits it had to be abandoned entirely by around 1300.