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Paika - Mu'izz Al-Din Kaiqubad
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1287-1290 |
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| Thickness | 3.1 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان الأعظم |
| Reverse description | Central field bearing the Arabic devotional legend 'Mu'izz al-Dunya wa'l-Din' (Glory of the World and the Faith), the regnal epithet of Sultan Kaiqubad, rendered in bold Naskh calligraphy in high relief. The inscription fills the flan in two or three lines, consistent with the compact format of Delhi Sultanate copper coinage. The coin displays the typical irregular, hand-struck flan of a hammered paika, with a plain peripheral border. |
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Kaiqubad's reign lasted barely three years before he was murdered on the orders of the Khalji chief Jalal ud-Din Firuz, who then founded the Khalji dynasty in 1290. The paika — the smallest copper unit in the Delhi Sultanate's currency hierarchy — circulated almost exclusively at the local bazaar level, handling transactions too small for silver. Kaiqubad himself was reportedly incapacitated by a stroke midway through his reign, leaving real power with court factions, which may partly explain the administrative inconsistency seen across his copper issues.