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Gadhaiya Paisa - Devapala Gadhaiya Paramaras of Malwa
| Issuer | Paramaras of Malwa |
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| Year | 1218-1239 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse lettering | श्री देवप(ल) |
| Edge | Plain |
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The Gadhaiya Paisa tradition descends from imitations of Chaulukya-era silver drammas, themselves derived from Sasanian drachms — a lineage of copying so persistent that the original fire-altar and bust iconography had degraded beyond recognition long before the Paramaras adopted the type. By the early 13th century, Malwa was under sustained pressure from the Delhi Sultanate, and the debased billon fabric of these late issues reflects a treasury strained by tribute demands and intermittent military collapse. Devapala ruled during the final generations of Paramara independence; the dynasty would effectively cease as a political force within decades of his reign.