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1 Jital - Ala al-Din Muhammad
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate, Khalji Dynasty |
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| Year | 1296-1316 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Reverse field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in Naskh script, likely containing the kalima or royal titles associated with Sultan Ala al-Din Muhammad, arranged within a segmented or panelled layout visible in the field. The legend is set within a plain circular border, with the irregular hammered flan characteristic of Delhi Sultanate jitals. The coin shows typical die-shift and wear consistent with circulation coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ala al-Din Khalji's reign saw one of the most aggressive market regulation experiments in medieval Indian history. He imposed state-controlled prices on grain, cattle, and cloth across Delhi — enforced through a dedicated market superintendent and a network of informants — and required that all transactions be conducted in his copper coinage. The jital was the instrument of that policy, not merely a denomination.
His currency reforms also included a disastrous experiment with token bronze coinage that so flooded the market with counterfeits it had to be abandoned entirely by around 1300.