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Sultanate

This term has 3,006 records attributed within our system.

Term type

Collection
AAT
Object name

Broader Terms used

<Islamic coins>
G31

Narrower Terms used

'Adli
Dam (Gani)
Do Gani
Gani
Hashtgani
Jital
Jital (Dehliwal)
Jital Paisa
Jital/Dirham
Punchshi
Sansu
Tanka/'Adli

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)

An image of One third Gani

One third Gani

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Ahsanabad
Ruler: Muhammad Shah I (1358-1375)

An image of Paisa

Paisa

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Ruler: Islam Shah (1545-52)

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Sikandar Lodi (1488-1517)

An image of Paisa

Paisa

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Malot
Ruler: Sher Shah (1540-45)

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Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Jaunpur
Ruler: Mahmud Shah (1440-58)
Otherruler: Abul Fatah Al-Mutasid (1352-61)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Chahada Deva (1172-91)

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

Mint: Daulatabad
Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Muhammad IV bin Firuz (1390-92)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Muhammad IV bin Firuz (1390-92)

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Jaunpur
Ruler: Mahmud Shah (1440-58)

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: Shadiabad
Ruler: Hoshang Shah (1405-1432)

An image of Half Punchshi

Half Punchshi

Maker(s)

Mint: Kashmir
Ruler: Muhammad Yusuf Shah (1580-1586)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Qutb. Mubarak (1316-20)

An image of Half Gani

Half Gani

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Muhammadabad (Uncertain)
Ruler: Ala Ahmad Shah II (1435-57)

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Jaunpur
Ruler: Husain Shah (1458-76)

An image of Half Tanka

Half Tanka

Maker(s)

Mint: Delhi
Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)

An image of Punchshi

Punchshi

Maker(s)

Mint: Kashmir
Ruler: Muhammad Shah (1481-1537)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Multan
Ruler: Nasir-ud-Din Qubacha (1203-28)

An image of Paisa

Paisa

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Ruler: Muhammad 'Adil (1552-56)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq (1320-25)

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Jaunpur
Ruler: Mahmud Shah (1440-58)
Otherruler: Abul Fatah Al-Mutasid (1352-61)

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: 'Ala-ud-Din Mas'ud (1242-46)
Otherruler: Imam Al-Musta'sim (1242-60)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Jalal. Firuz (1290-1296)

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