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1 Jital - Sallakshana Pala Deva Tomaras of Delhi
| Issuer | Tomara dynasty |
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| Year | 1120-1130 |
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| Diameter | 15 mm |
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| Reverse description | A humped bull (Nandi) facing left, rendered in the bold, schematic style typical of Tomara copper coinage. The bull occupies the central field with Nagari inscriptions surrounding the device on all sides, carrying the subordinate ruler's name and title. The strike is characteristic of hand-hammered production, resulting in an uneven flan with some weakness at the edges. The overall design follows the standard reverse type of the Tomara jital series. |
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| Reverse lettering | Sri Samanta Deva |
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The Tomara dynasty controlled Delhi — then called Dhillika — from roughly the 8th century until the Chahamana (Chauhan) ruler Vigraharaja IV displaced them around 1150. These jitals were struck during a period when the Tomaras were increasingly subordinate to the Chahamanas, making their continued coinage a minor political assertion rather than an expression of independent authority. Whether Sallakshana Pala Deva functioned as a fully autonomous ruler or a tributary is still debated among specialists in early medieval north Indian numismatics.