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1 Jital - Ala al-Din Muhammad Shah
| Uitgever | Delhi Sultanate |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1296-1316 |
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| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
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| Techniek | Hammered |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Arabic legend in multiple lines across the field, reading 'Al-Sultan al-A'zam 'Ala al-Dunya wa al-Din', meaning 'The Most Exalted Sultan, Glory of the World and of the Faith'. The inscription is rendered in a bold, angular script typical of Khalji-period Delhi Sultanate coinage. The lettering fills the flan with no border, consistent with the hammered, irregular fabric characteristic of jital-denomination coins of this era. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The name 'Muhammad Shah' inscribed in Arabic in the central field, surrounded by a circular legend in Devanagari script reading 'sri sultan alavadin'. The bilingual layout reflects the dual Arabic and Indic administrative traditions of the Delhi Sultanate under Ala al-Din Khalji. The lettering is boldly struck in the hammered style, filling the irregular flan, with no decorative border or additional devices. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Ala al-Din Khalji's reign produced one of the most radical monetary experiments in medieval Indian history. Facing chronic silver shortages and the enormous cost of repelling multiple Mongol invasions — at least five major incursions between 1297 and 1306 — he debased the coinage systematically, issuing billon where silver had previously circulated. The jital became the workhorse of a war economy.
He also attempted a token currency reform around 1330, though that experiment collapsed within years. This jital predates that failure, struck while the policy of debasement was still holding.