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1 Jital - Triloka Chandra Deva II
| Issuer | Kangra, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1420-1450 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line inscription in medieval Nagari script, densely arranged across the flan in a manner typical of Kangra jitals of this period. The legend records the royal titulature of the issuing ruler in abbreviated form. The lettering is boldly struck but irregularly distributed owing to the hammered technique and uneven flan, with some characters crowded toward the edges. The overall epigraphic layout reflects the conventions of north Indian hill-state coinage of the fifteenth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kangra's medieval copper coinage is among the least-documented in the Himalayan foothills tradition, and the jitals of Triloka Chandra Deva II fall squarely into that gap. The kingdom sat along critical transit routes connecting the Punjab plains to the mountain passes, and local rulers maintained nominal monetary independence long after Tughluq-period pressures had absorbed many neighboring principalities into Delhi's fiscal orbit.
AKJ#403 is the primary reference for attribution, but the type remains poorly die-studied.