The Gujuras ruled Sind in the decades before the Arab conquest under Muhammad bin Qasim in 711–712, after which gold coinage of this type ceased entirely. That abrupt political termination is precisely why so few examples entered extended circulation — the issuing authority collapsed before most coins could wear.
The Gujuras ruled Sind in the decades before the Arab conquest under Muhammad bin Qasim in 711–712, after which gold coinage of this type ceased entirely. That abrupt political termination is precisely why so few examples entered extended circulation — the issuing authority collapsed before most coins could wear.