Ramadeva ruled the Yadava kingdom of Devagiri during one of the most turbulent periods on the subcontinent — his reign ended when Alauddin Khalji's forces sacked Devagiri a second time in 1308, reducing the kingdom to a tributary state. He was eventually executed by Malik Kafur in 1311, the same year this issue's production ceased. The padmatanka denomination itself is a distinctly Deccan gold type, unrelated to northern Indian coinage traditions and rooted in local dynastic practice predating the Delhi Sultanate's southern campaigns.
Ramadeva ruled the Yadava kingdom of Devagiri during one of the most turbulent periods on the subcontinent — his reign ended when Alauddin Khalji's forces sacked Devagiri a second time in 1308, reducing the kingdom to a tributary state. He was eventually executed by Malik Kafur in 1311, the same year this issue's production ceased. The padmatanka denomination itself is a distinctly Deccan gold type, unrelated to northern Indian coinage traditions and rooted in local dynastic practice predating the Delhi Sultanate's southern campaigns.