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1 Jital - Triloka Chandra Deva
| Issuer | Kangra Kingdom |
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| Year | 1191-1260 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Reverse field entirely occupied by a multi-line Nagari inscription filling the flan, reading the full royal epithet of the issuing ruler. The legend is densely arranged across the surface in the characteristic cramped style of hammered hill-state jitals, with individual aksharas closely packed and partially overlapping due to the small flan size. The inscription identifies the issuer as Maharaja Sri Triloka Chandra Deva. No border or decorative elements are present, consistent with the utilitarian character of this denomination. |
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| Mintage | ND (1191-1206) - - ND (1240-1260) - - |
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The Kangra Kingdom occupied a strategically critical position in the northwestern Himalayan foothills, and its coinage from this period reflects the mounting pressure of Ghurid expansion into the subcontinent following the battles of Tarain in 1191 and 1192. Triloka Chandra Deva's jitals belong to a billon tradition heavily influenced by the debased coinage already flooding the region from Ghaznavid and Ghurid mints — the silver content in these issues varies considerably even within the same type, suggesting intermittent access to bullion rather than systematic debasement policy.