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Gold mohur of Akbar. Mughal currency was coinage produced and used within the Mughal empire.. Despite India having significant gold reserves, the Mughal coins were produced primarily from imported bullion, as a result of the empire's strong export-driven economy, with global demand for Indian agricultural and industrial products drawing a steady stream of precious metals into India.
The Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (Punjabi, Urdu: مقبرۂ شاہ رکن عالم) located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, is the mausoleum of the 14th century Sufi saint Shah Rukn-e-Alam. The shrine is considered to be the earliest example of Tughluq architecture, [1] and is one of the most impressive shrines in the Indian subcontinent. [2]
The Tarikh-i Shahrukhi (Persian: تاریخ شاهرخی) is a Persian chronicle about the Khanate of Kokand, composed in 1871/72 by Niaz-Muhammad ibn Ashur-Muhammad Khoqani under the orders of Muhammad Khudayar Khan (r. 1845–1875). [1]
Shah Rukh was born on 20 August 1377, the youngest of Timur's four sons. [4] In Persian, his name's elements have multiple meanings: شاه shah means "a king, a sovereign. . [specifically], shah, title of the ruler of Persia", "the king" in chess, "used as a prefix meaning 'the best, greatest, main', etc. Ex. شاهکار shahkar, masterpiece" or "a bridegroom" (synonymous with داماد ...
The Timurid ruler Shah Rukh developed the unit of currency, the tanka-i shahrukhi, in the early fifteenth century. [10] This served as the basis for the silver coins used by the Shaybänids. [ 10 ] The broad, thin variant of Shaybänid silver coins, which were popular throughout central Asia, Persia, and north-west India in the sixteenth ...
The coin was first introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of India between 1540 and 1545, along with Mohur, the gold coin and Rupiya the silver coin. [1] Later on, the Mughal Emperors standardised the coin along with other silver and gold coins in order to consolidate the monetary system across India. A rupee was divided into 40 dams.
The coin shall be round with 200 serrations on the edge, diameter of 35 millimetres (1.4 in) and 20.0 grams (0.71 oz) (not exceeding 1/40th in weight) 500,000 [2] 8 10 Rupee Coin August 13, 1998 Silver Jubilee of Senate of Pakistan: Cupro Nickel, Copper 75%, Nickel 25% The coin shall be round, dimension of 27.50 mm (and weight of 8.25 grams).
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