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1 Jital - Nasir-ud-Din Qubacha
| Issuer | Sindh, Sultanate of |
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| Year | 1203-1228 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Within a dotted border, a recumbent bull with an elongated snout is depicted facing left in a stylized manner characteristic of Indo-Muslim coinage of the period. A circular legend in Devanagari script surrounds the central device, reading 'Sri Kubacha Suritana', identifying the ruler Nasir-ud-Din Qubacha. The design reflects the continuation of pre-Islamic iconographic conventions adapted under the Ghurid successor states of Sindh. |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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| Reverse description | A horseman is depicted facing right in a bold, schematic style typical of early medieval Indo-Muslim billon jitals, with the rider seated upon a horse rendered in a highly stylized manner. An inscription in Devanagari script appears above the equestrian figure reading 'Sri Hamirah', a Indianized rendering of the title 'Amir', referencing the ruler's authority. The overall execution is characteristic of the debased hammered coinage produced in Sindh during the early thirteenth century. |
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