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Jital - Khusrau Malik Star
| Issuer | Ghaznavid dynasty |
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| Year | 1160-1186 |
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| Value | 1 Jital |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Arabic inscription arranged in horizontal registers across the flan, presenting the ruler's honorific titles in the angular kufic script style characteristic of late Ghaznavid issues. The legend reads 'al-Sultan al-a`zam siraj ud-daulah,' conferring upon the ruler the epithets of Supreme Sultan and Lamp of the State. The bold, deeply struck lettering fills the available field with little margin, consistent with the compact format of the jital denomination. The flan shows the typical irregular edges of a hammered billon piece. |
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| Mintage | ND (1160-1186) |
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Khusrau Malik was the last Ghaznavid sultan, ruling a dynasty in terminal contraction — by his reign, Ghaznavid authority had been pushed into a narrow corridor around Lahore, all that remained after the Ghurids had seized Ghazni itself in 1150. These jitals were the working currency of that rump state, circulating in the Punjab during two decades of increasingly desperate political maneuvering. Khusrau Malik was ultimately captured by the Ghurids in 1186 and later executed, ending a dynasty that had once stretched from Khorasan to the Ganges.